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Experiment on bending-torsional performance of super- span box girders with corrugated steel webs

Hao ZHANG1(),Yi-yan CHEN1,Jun-yu YE1,Ju-can DONG2,Qiu ZHAO1()   

  1. 1.School of Civil Engineering,Fuzhou University,Fuzhou 350108,China
    2.Yunji Intelligent Engineering Limited Company,Shenzhen 518000,China
  • Received:2024-05-31 Online:2026-01-01 Published:2026-02-03
  • Contact: Qiu ZHAO E-mail:470268065@qq.com;zhaoqiu@fzu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Three super-span composite box girders with corrugated steel webs (CSW) under combined bending and torsion were designed and experimentally investigated in this paper, and the failure modes, torque-twist curves, bending moment-displacement curves, and strain distribution laws were obtained. Based on the verified finite element analysis (FEA) method, a parametric analysis was carried out. The bending-torsional relationship curves and the simplified calculation method for capacity were proposed according to the failure modes. The results show that the failure modes of the composite box girders are the bending and torsional failure, with crushing of the concrete top slab and spalling of the concrete bottom slab, respectively. Global buckling of bending failure occurs in the bending-shear-torsional section, whereas that of torsional failure is concentrated in the bending-torsional section. The bending moment enhances the torsional strength of the composite box girders within a certain range. The proposed bending-torsional relationship curves and the simplified calculation method both provide high accuracy, with a maximum error of less than 6%.

Key words: bridge and tunnel engineering, super-span, corrugated steel webs, failure modes, bending-torsional relationship curves, simplified load capacity calculation method

CLC Number: 

  • U488.21

Fig.1

Design bridge(unit:m)"

Fig.2

Specimen dimension"

Table 1

Material property of specimens"

试验梁混凝土抗压强度/MPa波形钢腹板屈服强度/MPa钢筋屈服强度/MPa预应力筋拉伸强度/MPa
S-151.22604101 860
S-250.5260405
S-350.9260403

Fig.3

Loading device"

Fig.4

Arrangement of strain gage"

Fig.5

Failure mode"

Fig.6

Crack modes of concrete"

Fig.7

Buckling mode"

Fig.8

Torque-twist curves"

Fig.9

Bending moment-deflection curves"

Fig.10

Torque-shear strain curves"

Fig.11

Finite element model"

Fig.12

Verification of finite element model"

Table 2

Comparison of torques with FEA results"

试验梁加载方式弹性阶段开裂阶段腹板屈服阶段极限承载力阶段破坏模式
Te,Exp/(kN·m)Te,FEA/(kN·m)Te,ExpTe,FEATcr,Exp/(kN·m)Tcr,FEA/(kN·m)Tcr,ExpTcr,FEATwy,Exp/(kN·m)Twy,FEA/(kN·m)Twy,ExpTwy,FEATu,Exp/(kN·m)Tu,FEA/(kN·m)Tu,ExpTu,FEA
S-1先弯后扭164.81169.100.975458.03461.720.992570.26543.981.048扭型破坏
S-2先扭后弯158.62161.370.983453.36451.391.004481.23457.371.052扭型破坏
S-3先扭后弯145.07139.941.037弯型破坏

Table 3

Comparison of bending moments with FEA results"

试验梁加载方式弹性阶段开裂阶段腹板屈服阶段极限承载力阶段破坏模式
Me,Exp/(kN·m)Me,FEA/(kN·m)Me,ExpMe,FEAMcr,Exp/(kN·m)Mcr,FEA/(kN·m)Mcr,ExpMcr,FEAMwy,Exp/(kN·m)Mwy,FEA/(kN·m)Mwy,ExpMwy,FEAMu,Exp/(kN·m)Mu,FEA/(kN·m)Mu,ExpMu,FEA
S-1先弯后扭134.35121.601.105扭型破坏
S-2先扭后弯910.23882.951.031扭型破坏
S-3先扭后弯275.60281.890.978769.90782.350.9841 043.931 027.851.016弯型破坏

Fig.13

Parametric analysis"

Fig.14

Bending-torsional relation curves"

Fig.15

Simplified curve under combined bendingand torsion"

Table 4

Parametric analysis results"

有限元梁加载方式有限元αFαNαSαN/αFαS/αF破坏模式
T/(kN·m)M/(kN·m)
S-11先弯后扭584.54202.700.1770.1790.1851.0111.045扭型破坏
S-12先弯后扭610.40304.060.2540.2550.2671.0041.051扭型破坏
S-13先弯后扭605.23456.080.3850.3830.3790.9950.984扭型破坏
S-14先弯后扭543.15760.140.7140.7060.7250.9891.015扭型破坏
S-15先扭后弯103.461 021.635.0405.0605.0001.0040.992弯型破坏
S-16先扭后弯232.781 028.722.2562.1692.2220.9610.985弯型破坏
S-17先扭后弯362.101 033.791.4571.4421.4290.9900.981扭型破坏
平均值0.9931.007
标准差0.0150.028
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