Research on controlling long-term performance by tensioning post tendon of long-span continuous rigid-frame bridges

The problems like cracking of the girder in the mid-span and the ever-increasing vertical deflection appear during the long term usage of the long-span continuous rigid-flame bridge. Post-tension tendon with re- served duct can increase the pre-stress of the main beam effectively, and decrease the long term span deflection in order to improve the performance of the girder. At the same time, the proper tension position is very crucial to optimise the stress distribution of the bridge and control the deflection increase. Combining with practical en- gineering, the authors analyze the influence of different positions of post-tension tendon （ including top-, web- and bottom plate tendons） on the stress and deflection of the main beam, and find out the optimal position of post tendon.

Effect of concrete creep on pre-camber of continuous rigid-frame bridge

The effect of concrete creep on the pre-camber of a long-span pre-stressed concrete continuous rigid-frame bridge constructed by cantilever casting method was investigated.The difference of creep coefficients calculated with two Chinese codes was discussed.Based on the calculations,the pre-camber of a pre-stressed concrete continuous rigid-frame box bridge was computed for construction control purpose.The results show that the short-term creep coefficient and long-term creep coefficient calculated with the CC-1985 are larger than those calculated with the CC-2004,while the medium-term creep coefficient calculated with the CC-1985 is smaller than that calculated with the CC-2004.The difference of creep deformation calculated with these two codes is small,and the influences of concrete creep on the pre-camber for most of the segments are negligible.The deflections and stresses of the box girder measured during the construction stages agree very well with the predictions.

长联高墩大跨不对称连续刚构桥设计与施工研究

研究目的:在山区不对称峡谷设置桥梁时,可采用长联高墩大跨不对称连续刚构桥。这种桥型与刚构连续体系相比,具有稳定性好、施工相对简单、桥型美观、养护维修方便等特点。本文结合工程实例,对具有这种特征的桥梁从结构受力与变形特点、合龙顺序与合龙措施、大的边中跨比值对结构的影响、T构悬臂施工阶段安全性等方面作了分析研究,以期能供类似桥梁工程设计施工时参考。研究结论:长联高墩大跨不对称连续刚构桥梁部弯矩、桥墩的水平位移、桥墩截面弯矩等均不对称,合龙段顶推能使结构墩顶、墩底弯矩有明显的减小,其减小幅度与桥墩刚度以及桥墩离不动点的距离有关,合龙时是否施加顶推力对箱梁弯矩影响很小。对于这种桥型,需要合龙顶推时,中跨→次边跨→边跨的合龙顺序有利于减小合龙成本,加快施工进度。顶推时合龙段处普通钢筋、临时锁定杆件等不能焊死,必须保持水平向的活动。当边中跨比值偏大时,应采取有效措施防止腹板开裂。由于全桥合龙后受力需要,在边主墩的双肢之间不设永久横撑,但为了保证没有设置永久横撑的高桥墩在T构悬臂浇注阶段的稳定性,可考虑设置型钢临时横撑。