Integral bridges : A fundamental approach to the time temperature loading problem

England, George/ Tsang, Neil/ Bush, David

Thomas Telford Ltd（2000/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 176 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780727735416

Full Description

In recent years, integral bridges have become increasingly popular in the UK. The Highways Agency standard now requires, where possible, that all new bridges with a length of less than sixty metres should be of integral form. In addition, it has been found that, due especially to the problems and costs associated with failed expansion joints, integral bridges are not only cost effective but also have a longer lifespan.

Integral Bridges was commissioned by the Highways Agency to produce guidance for bridge designers by addressing the thermally induced soil/structure interaction problem created by environmental changes of temperature and the associated cyclical displacements imposed on the granular backfill to the bridge abutments. It develops a better theoretical understanding of the cyclic performance, in particular the strain racheting in the backfill soil when in contact with a stiff structure. It also identifies the governing soil parameters and examines their influence in the interaction problem, develops numerical modelling procedures to predict interactive soil behaviour, and identifies and quantifies the controlling features of bridge structures relevant to the interaction problem.

Contents

Part 1: The integral bridge

Introduction
Bridge form and temperature
Granular flow behind abutment
Model retaining wall test results
Numerical simulations
Settlement of abutment foundation
Conclusions and recommendations
Part 2: Granular soil

Cyclic behaviour of granular material
Numerical soil model
Validation of the soil model in plane strain
Retaining wall analysis program
Test equipment