Design Service Life Determination for Bridge Structural Elements

2009 ◽  
Vol 96 (20) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Yuqian Wang ◽  
Xin Ruan ◽  
Airong Chen ◽  
Haijun Wu ◽  
Tobia Zordan
Keyword(s):  
Service Life ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Design Service Life

scholarly journals Early-Age Cracking in Concrete: Causes, Consequences, Remedial Measures, and Recommendations

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Safiuddin ◽  
A. Kaish ◽  
Chin-Ong Woon ◽  
Sudharshan Raman
Keyword(s):  
Service Life ◽  
Concrete Structures ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Remedial Measures ◽  
Curing Conditions ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Service Conditions

Cracking is a common problem in concrete structures in real-life service conditions. In fact, crack-free concrete structures are very rare to find in real world. Concrete can undergo early-age cracking depending on the mix composition, exposure environment, hydration rate, and curing conditions. Understanding the causes and consequences of cracking thoroughly is essential for selecting proper measures to resolve the early-age cracking problem in concrete. This paper will help to identify the major causes and consequences of the early-age cracking in concrete. Also, this paper will be useful to adopt effective remedial measures for reducing or eliminating the early-age cracking problem in concrete. Different types of early-age crack, the factors affecting the initiation and growth of early-age cracks, the causes of early-age cracking, and the modeling of early-age cracking are discussed in this paper. A number of examples for various early-age cracking problems of concrete found in different structural elements are also shown. Above all, some recommendations are given for minimizing the early-age cracking in concrete. It is hoped that the information conveyed in this paper will be beneficial to improve the service life of concrete structures. Concrete researchers and practitioners may benefit from the contents of this paper.

scholarly journals Investigation of dynamics of roll forming processes

2018 ◽  
Vol 224 ◽  
pp. 01134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonid A. Kondratenko ◽  
Lubov I. Mironova
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Service Life ◽  
Dynamic Process ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Complex Interaction ◽  
Roll Forming ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Velocity Fluctuations

This article contains the analysis of tube expander dynamics in complex interaction of structural elements of heat-exchange tubes attachment assembly in the process of roll-forming operation, description of dynamic process theoretical aspect. It is shown that torque variations lead to velocity fluctuations and influence the service life of operative parts of tube expander and quality of tube attachment assemblies.

Influence of Frost Damage on Chloride Penetration into Concrete

2016 ◽  
Vol 711 ◽  
pp. 359-366
Author(s):  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Folker H. Wittmann ◽  
Yan Ru Wang ◽  
Tie Jun Zhao ◽  
Guan Ting
Keyword(s):  
Service Life ◽  
Frost Damage ◽  
Chloride Penetration ◽  
Capillary Absorption ◽  
Freeze Thaw ◽  
Durability Design ◽  
Design Service Life ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Deteriorating Process ◽  
Selection Of

In most national and international codes for durability design, service life is estimated after selection of one single and dominant deteriorating process such as carbonation, chloride penetration or frost attack. Application of existing codes has shown, however, that the predicted service life is not reached in practice in most cases. Early damage occurs and as a consequence expensive repair measures become frequently necessary, long before the design service life is reached. One reason for this discrepancy is certainly the fact that in practice each dominant deteriorating process is usually accompanied by other aggravating processes. In this contribution capillary absorption of different types of concrete is studied first. The influence of an increasing number of freeze-thaw cycles on capillary absorption of water is studied first, then chloride penetration before and after exposure to a certain number of freeze-thaw cycles was determined experimentally. It was found that an increasing number of freeze-thaw cycles increases chloride penetration significantly, and hence reduces service life in aggressive environment. It can be concluded that for realistic service life prediction the interaction between frost damage and chloride penetration has to be taken into consideration in regions with low temperatures.

Basics of Operation of GTE Disks by the Technical Condition: the Way to Extend Their Design Service Life

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-418
Author(s):  
V. V. Pokrovskii ◽  
V. G. Sidyachenko ◽  
V. N. Ezhov ◽  
S. B. Kulishov ◽  
A. N. Skritskii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Life ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Design Service Life ◽  
The Way

scholarly journals КОЭФФИЦИЕНТЫ ДЕГРАДАЦИИ ПРОЧНОСТИ СИЛОВЫХ ЭЛЕМЕНТОВ КУПОЛА ПАРАШЮТА ПОСЛЕ ДЛИТЕЛЬНОЙ ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ ИЛИ ХРАНЕНИЯ

2019 ◽  
pp. 62-71
Author(s):  
Петр Александрович Фомичев ◽  
Игорь Михайлович Сила
Keyword(s):  
Service Life ◽  
Breaking Load ◽  
Strength Characteristics ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Term Operation ◽  
Lower Confidence ◽  
Strength Tests ◽  
Normal Law

The technique of processing the test results to the destruction of samples cut from slings and dome fabric after prolonged use or storage of the parachute is described. The normal law of load distribution before failure is adopted.It is proposed to find the minimum breaking load as the lower confidence limit depending on the number of tested samples and a confidence probability of 0.99.The results of strength tests of samples from the parachutes of the landing D-5 series 2 of 1983, the spare Z-5 of 1984, and the rescue S-5K series 2 of 1989 are presented.A total of 301 samples were tested, including 54 samples from slings D-5, 48 samples from slings Z-5 and S-5K, samples from fabrics of domes on the base and weft. Samples from slings were cut out at the edge of the dome, in the middle, at the arc buckles.Fabric samples were cut radially from the top to the edge of the dome. The dependence of the strength characteristics on the location of the samples along the length of the slings or the dome panel has not been established.There are no gross errors in the tests according to the Grubbs criterion.The strength degradation coefficients of the slings and fabrics of the domes are determined as the ratio of the breaking load after long-term operation or storage to the initial values adopted during the design.The proximity of the degradation coefficients of slings and dome fabrics was noted. Based on the set of test results in order to obtain the minimum values of the degradation coefficients, a linear dependence on the life of the parachute is established.This period should be counted from the year the parachute was made.The dependence of the minimum degradation coefficients (maximum degradation) on the service life makes it possible to assess the drop in the strength characteristics of the structural elements with increasing service life. This dependence allows you to predict the maximum allowable landing speed when deciding on the extension of the life of the parachute.

scholarly journals Nalysis of Changes to Steel Footbridge Geometry Within 25 Years in Service

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-176
Author(s):  
Jacek Sztubecki ◽  
Adam Bujarkiewic ◽  
Justyna Sobczak-Piąstka ◽  
Tomasz Janiak ◽  
Jarosław Gajewski
Keyword(s):  
Service Life ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
General Analysis ◽  
Bridge Structure ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Bridge Structures ◽  
Special Value ◽  
Static Operation

Abstract Identification of the technical condition of bridge structures should be supplemented by determination of structural displacements in relation to the adopted frame of reference and measurement of changes to the geometry of its individual elements. Of special value are the results of measurements of the same values obtained along an extended service life. They provide an opportunity to compare results, track down tendencies, and more quickly recognise signs of aggravating technical condition of structures. The paper presents an analysis of changes to the geometry of a bridge structure – a cable– stayed footbridge used for pedestrian and bicycle traffic across the Brda river in Bydgoszcz. Measurements were made by means of surveying techniques within a period of 25 years of the structure service life. The collected data enabled numerous comparative analyses to be conducted. Displacements of footbridge structural elements observed across time led to formulation of recommendations for further use of the footbridge. For instance, recommendations for footbridge adjustment, including improvement of its geometry, were provided. In addition, a general analysis of the effect of footbridge displacements on its static operation was conducted.

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