简介:最近建设完成的京沪高速铁路上海虹桥站结构中,有一种钢桁架-钢管混凝土柱焊缝连接的新型节点,该节点构造和受力性能极其复杂。本文对该节点进行了1∶4缩尺模型承载力试验研究,介绍了如何实施对该复杂节点加载的试验方法,讨论了节点的受力性能、薄弱环节和破坏模式。试验表明该节点构造设计有效,具有足够的承载力,可达到设计荷载的3倍,并具有良好的塑性变形能力。但是,节点也显示出薄弱坏节,表现为在钢桁架受拉斜腹杆翼缘与节点环板竖向加劲肋的焊接部位出现开裂现象。建议适当增大受拉斜腹杆端部的翼缘弯折曲率半径,平缓腹杆向竖向加劲肋的传力,可使节点性能得到进一步完善。
简介:Currently,thedesignpracticeofhighwaybridgesaroundtheworldaremovingtowardslimitstatesdesign,areliability-baseddesignprocedure.CanadianHighwayBridgeDesignCode(CHBDC)isthefirstdesigncodeentirelydevelopedbasedonlimitstatesdesignphilosophy,includingfoundationsandFRPcomponents.However,reliabilityofastructuredecreasesinserviceduetoenvironmentalattacksandmaterialdeteriorationsuchasfatigue,corrosionandmanyotherreasons.Therefore,thestructureshouldbeinspectedperiodically,andthereliabilityofthestructureshouldbeevaluatedaccordingtoitsageandfielddata.Ifitsreliabilityisreducedtoacertainlevel,arepairshouldbescheduledaswellassomepreventivemaintenancemeasuresshouldbeimplementedtopreventfurtherdeterioration.Recently,manyresearchworkshavebeenconductedtoinvestigatereliability-deteriorationmechanismsforeachtypeofinfrastructureanditscomponents,optimizetheinspectionandmaintenancestrategy,predictremainingservicelife,estimateitslifecyclecost.Thispaperisfocusedonthestudyofreliability-deteriorationmechanismsofslabonsteelgirderbridgesduetofatigueandcorrosionofsteelgirdersaswellascorrosionofreinforcementinthedeckslab.Exampleswillalsobegiventoillustratetheproposedlifecyclemanagementstrategyforcompositeslabonsteelgirderbridges.