scholarly journals Influence of concrete topping on behaviour of prestressed Hollow Core floor slabs on flexible supports

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wit Derkowski ◽  
Mateusz Surma
Keyword(s):  
Shear Capacity ◽  
Bottom Surface ◽  
Shear Stresses ◽  
Hollow Core ◽  
Floor Slabs ◽  
Flexible Supports ◽  
Slender Beams ◽  
Beam Height ◽  
Longitudinal Cracks ◽  
Normal And Shear Stresses

Slim Floors (SF) are the structures made of the Hollow Core (HC) slabs supported on the slender beams, where the beam height is usually slightly greater than the height of precast slab element. With the increase of the supports' deflection, the deformation of the HC slab occurs, and in consequence, additional transverse normal and shear stresses appear in the precast element, which can cause a diagonal cracking and destruction of external webs of this element. It may also result in longitudinal cracks on bottom surface of the slab. Despite the frequent implementation of this type of structures, the existing standard EN 1168 gave only a brief record of the need to take the reduction in design shear capacity into account, but is not given any calculation procedure. It is widely believed that reduction of unfavourable effects of shear stress in the HC slab’s web can be achieved by filling the cores with concrete or arrangement of the monolithic layer or concrete topping. The fib guidelines are practically the only one document which allows to determine the shear capacity of SF slabs, including the influence of concrete topping or core filling – brief description of this design model is presented in the paper. In order to determine the effect of concrete topping on the behaviour of prestressed HC slabs on the flexible supports, a number of calculation analyzes were performed, which take into account the effects of thickness of the concrete topping, the value of the friction coefficient between the concrete topping and the precast element, the sequence of concreting of vertical joints and topping layer and the amount of supplementary reinforcement in the topping. The results of the calculations, and the conclusions derived from them, are presented in the article.

Study of Shear Capacity in Brazilian Prestressed Hollow Core Slabs

2010 ◽  
Vol 163-167 ◽  
pp. 1213-1216
Author(s):  
Bruna Catoia ◽  
Marcelo De Araujo Ferreira ◽  
Libanio Miranda Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Mechanical Efficiency ◽  
Shear Capacity ◽  
Hollow Core ◽  
Shear Tests ◽  
Construction Market ◽  
Floor Slabs ◽  
Strength Capacity ◽  
Actual Strength

Hollow core slabs have a bold design and can be used in a wide variety of structural systems, performing like floor slabs or wall panels. These slabs are economical due to geometrical and mechanical efficiency of its cross sections, allowing the rationalization of materials consumption (concrete and prestressed strands). The increase of the use of hollow core slabs within the Brazilian construction market has caused a significant boost of production, demanding the assessment of the actual strength capacity of these elements. This paper presents results relative to several hollow core slabs produced in a Brazilian factory, subjected to shear tests according to FIB recommendations. The experimental results were compared with those obtained with the equations from the Guide to Good Practice: Special Design Considerations for Precast Prestressed Hollow Core Floors, published by FIB in 2000.

scholarly journals Analytical model for determining the influence of support flexibility on shear capacity of hollow core slabs

2019 ◽  
Vol 262 ◽  
pp. 08005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateusz Surma ◽  
Wit Derkowski ◽  
Andrzej Cholewicki
Keyword(s):  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Simple Calculation ◽  
Shear Resistance ◽  
Shear Capacity ◽  
Beam Model ◽  
Hollow Core ◽  
Engineering Analysis ◽  
Flexible Supports ◽  
German Model

The paper presents the authors’ model of calculating the shear capacity of prestressed concrete hollow core slabs in Slim Floor structures, the theoretical basis of which is Cholewicki’s two-beam model and the Finnish model by Pajari and Leskelӓ. The purpose of the model development was to find an alternative method for determining the horizontal tangential stress τzx which occurrence is decisive for reducing the shear resistance of channel slabs based on flexible supports. The model gives intermediate results between the Finnish model and the German model by Hegger and Roggendorf, which seems to be desirable, taking into account the conservative character of the Finnish model. The authors’ model is the first attempt to date at analytical consideration of the effect of web flexibility which may be important to maintaining an adequate capacity of the slab. In other models, the webs are treated as a rigid system, connecting the horizontal flanges of the slab. The model is a simple calculation tool, available to Slim Floor designers for an engineering analysis.

An Experimental Investigation of the Yield Loci of 1100-0 Aluminum, 70:30 Brass, and an Overaged 2024 Aluminum Alloy After Various Prestrains

1986 ◽  
Vol 108 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Helling ◽  
A. K. Miller ◽  
M. G. Stout
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Small Strain ◽  
Yield Locus ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Shear Stresses ◽  
2024 Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Yield Loci ◽  
Aluminum Alloy 2024 ◽  
Von Mises ◽  
Normal And Shear Stresses

The multiaxial yield behaviors of 1100-0 aluminum, 70:30 brass, and an overaged 2024 aluminum alloy (2024-T7) have been investigated for a variety of prestress histories involving combinations of normal and shear stresses. Von Mises effective prestrains were in the range of 1.2–32%. Prestress paths were chosen in order to investigate the roles of prestress and prestrain direction on the nature of small-strain offset (ε = 5 × 10−6) yield loci. Particular attention was paid to the directionality, i.e., translation and distortion, of the yield locus. A key result, which was observed in all three materials, was that the final direction of the prestrain path strongly influences the distortions of the yield loci. Differences in the yield locus behavior of the three materials were also observed: brass and the 2024-T7 alloy showed more severe distortions of the yield locus and a longer memory of their entire prestrain history than the 1100-0 aluminum. In addition, more “kinematic” translation of the subsequent yield loci was observed in brass and 2024-T7 than in 1100-0 aluminum. The 2024-T7 differed from the other materials, showing a yield locus which decreased in size subsequent to plastic straining. Finally, the implications of these observations for the constitutive modeling of multiaxial material behavior are discussed.

Computer analysis of thin-walled concrete box beams

1989 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 902-909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahbaz Mavaddat ◽  
M. Saeed Mirza
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Computer Analysis ◽  
Shear Stresses ◽  
Shear Lag ◽  
Applied Loading ◽  
Box Beam ◽  
Box Beams ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
Normal And Shear Stresses

Three computer programs, written in FORTRAN WATFIV, are developed to analyze straight, monolithically cast, symmetric concrete box beams with one, two, or three cells and side cantilevers over a simple span or over two spans with symmetric mid-span loadings. The analysis, based on Maisel's formulation, is performed in three stages. First, the structure is idealized as a beam and the normal and shear stresses are calculated using the simple bending theory and St-Venant's theory of torsion. The secondary stresses arising from torsional and distortional warping and shear lag are calculated in the second and third stages, respectively. The execution times on an AMDAHL 580 system are 0.02, 0.93, and 0.25 s for the three programs, respectively. The stresses arising in each stage of analysis are then superposed to determine the overall response of the box section to the applied loading. The results are compared with Maisel's hand calculations. Key words: bending, bimoment, box beam, computer analysis, FORTRAN, shear, shear lag, thin-walled section, torsion, torsional and distortional warping.

Measurements in a Turbulent Boundary Layer Over a d-Type Surface Roughness

1975 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 591-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. H. Wood ◽  
R. A. Antonia
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Turbulent Boundary Layer ◽  
Turbulent Energy ◽  
Shear Stresses ◽  
Normal Velocity ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Outer Flow ◽  
Intensity Measurements ◽  
Normal And Shear Stresses

Mean velocity and turbulence intensity measurements have been made in a fully developed turbulent boundary layer over a d-type surface roughness. This roughness is characterised by regular two-dimensional elements of square cross section placed one element width apart, with the cavity flow between elements being essentially isolated from the outer flow. The measurements show that this boundary layer closely satisfies the requirement of exact self-preservation. Distribution across the layer of Reynolds normal and shear stresses are closely similar to those found over a smooth surface except for the region immediately above the grooves. This similarity extends to distributions of third and fourth-order moments of longitudinal and normal velocity fluctuations and also to the distribution of turbulent energy dissipation. The present results are compared with those obtained for a k-type or sand grained roughness.

Effect of Detailed Formations on the In-Plane Shear Capacity of Hairpin Connectors in Precast RC Floor Slabs

2010 ◽  
Vol 163-167 ◽  
pp. 1510-1514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Pang ◽  
Shu Ting Liang ◽  
Xiao Jun Zhu ◽  
Yao Meng
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Analysis ◽  
Plate Thickness ◽  
Shear Capacity ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Deformation Capacity ◽  
Initial Stiffness ◽  
Plane Shear ◽  
Floor Slabs ◽  
Strength And Deformation

Detailed formation of precast floor slab connectors has significant effect on their shear capacity, but there is no such specific provision on it at present. The effects of detailed formations on the shear strength, stiffness and deformation capacity of hairpin connectors(HPC) were studied, through numerical simulation analysis under in-plane shear force. The imbedded depth (d), slug length (h), steel plate thickness (t) and its stickout(s) were taken as parameters. The analysis results show that: ⅰ) the increase of imbedded depth can improve the bearing capacity and stiffness of HPC, but decrease the deformation capacity; ⅱ) with the increase of slug length, the HPC strength, stiffness and deformation capacity raised a lot; ⅲ) the steel plates’ thickness has small effect on the stiffness, but has strong impact on the strength and deformation capacity of HPC. ⅳ) the stickout can affect the initial stiffness and yield strength of HPC slightly, but has a considerable impact on its ultimate strength and deformation capacity. On the basis of analysis, recommendations on formation details of HPC are proposed for design and construction.

Damage Assessment of a continuous Hollow Core Deck Bridge subjected to ASR

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Tsiotsias ◽  
S. J. Pantazopoulou ◽  
Dimitrios Nikolaidis
Keyword(s):  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Hollow Core ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Lower Face ◽  
Bridge Rehabilitation ◽  
Structural Capacity ◽  
Fine Aggregates ◽  
Chemically Induced ◽  
Extent Of Damage ◽  
Longitudinal Cracks

<p>An existing highway overpass located on a major motorway in Europe is examined on account of extensive longitudinal cracking on the lower face and sides of the deck, and signs of sustained damage in the piers. Material analysis reports have validated the existence of ASR activity in fine aggregates. The deck comprises a well reinforced hollow-core prestressed system, however longitudinal cracks penetrate to the interior of the hollow cores. The extent of damage is heavy considering that the laboratory values for free ASR expansion are below the threshold limits, suggesting that there may be underlying structural causes related to the response of the deck under traffic. Objective of the study is to interpret the reported damage, reproduce computationally the mechanics that led to the observed crack pattern and assess the residual structural capacity of the bridge. Detailed nonlinear finite element analysis is conducted to evaluate the structure and study the synergistic effects of structural demands, along with time-dependent phenomena and chemically induced expansion. The paper presents the numerical modeling and mechanistic evaluation of the findings through sensitivity analysis of various scenarios considered to reproduce the state of damage and to assess the effectiveness of various retrofitting strategies considered for bridge rehabilitation.</p>

scholarly journals Influence of Material Ductility on Fatigue Life under Multiaxial Proportional and Non-Proportional Normal and Shear Stresses

2019 ◽  
Vol 300 ◽  
pp. 17001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cetin Morris Sonsino
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Tensile Elongation ◽  
Shear Stresses ◽  
Normal Strain ◽  
Proportional Loading ◽  
Ductile Materials ◽  
Critical Components ◽  
Material Ductility ◽  
Fatigue Life Reduction ◽  
Normal And Shear Stresses

Current experiences show that a non-proportional loading of ductile materials such as wrought steels, wrought aluminium or magnesium alloys, not welded or welded, causes a significant fatigue life reduction under an out-of-phase shear strain or shear stress superimposed on a normal strain or normal stress compared with proportional in-phase loading. However, when ductility, here characterised by tensile elongation, is reduced by a heat treatment or by another manufacturing technology such as casting or sintering, the afore-mentioned life reduction is compensated or even inversed, i. e. longer fatigue life results compared with proportional loading. Some actual results, determined with additive manufactured titanium, suggest that microstructural features such as manufacturing-dependent internal defects like microporosities should be considered in addition to the ductility level. This complex life behaviour under non-proportional loading cannot always be estimated. Therefore, in experimental proofs of multiaxial loaded parts, especially safety-critical components or structures, with real or service-like signals, emphasis must be placed on retaining non-proportionalities between loads and stresses/strains, respectively.

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