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Long Term Behaviour of Segments

The document presents a three dimensional finite-element model for analyzing the long-term behavior of segmentally-erected prestressed concrete box-girder bridges. The model simulates the construction stages and accounts for time-dependent effects like creep, shrinkage, and material aging over a 30-year period. It was developed using ABAQUS software. The model was compared to experimental data and showed good agreement. It calculates changes in deflections, stresses, strains, and internal forces during construction and throughout the life of different example bridges built with balanced cantilever construction. Significant time-dependent effects were observed.

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Long Term Behaviour of Segments

The document presents a three dimensional finite-element model for analyzing the long-term behavior of segmentally-erected prestressed concrete box-girder bridges. The model simulates the construction stages and accounts for time-dependent effects like creep, shrinkage, and material aging over a 30-year period. It was developed using ABAQUS software. The model was compared to experimental data and showed good agreement. It calculates changes in deflections, stresses, strains, and internal forces during construction and throughout the life of different example bridges built with balanced cantilever construction. Significant time-dependent effects were observed.

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Long-term behavior of segmentally-erected

prestressed
concrete box-girder bridges
Abstract. A general step-by-step simulation for the time-dependent analysis of segmentallyerected
prestressed concrete box-girder bridges is presented. A three dimensional finite-element
model for the
balanced-cantilever construction of segmental bridges, including effects of the load history,
material
nonlinearity, creep, shrinkage, and aging of concrete and the relaxation of prestressing steel
was developed
using ABAQUS software. The models included three-dimensional shell elements to model the
box-girder
walls and Rebar elements representing the prestressing tendons. The step-by-step
procedure allows
simulating the construction stages, effects of time-dependent deformations of materials and
changes in the
structural system of the bridges. The structural responses during construction and
throughout the service
life were traced. A comparison of the developed computer simulation with available
experimental results
was conducted and good agreement was found. Deflection of the bridge deck, changes in
stresses and
strains and the redistribution of internal forces were calculated for different examples of
bridges, built by
the balanced-cantilever method, over thirty-year duration. Significant time-dependent
effects on the bridge
deflections and redistribution of internal forces and stresses were observed. The ultimate
load carrying
capacities of the bridges and the behavior before collapse were also determined. It was
observed that the

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