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Creators:
Consolazio, Gary R. ; Edwards, Samuel T.
Consolazio, Gary R. ; Edwards, Samuel T. Less -
Corporate Creators:
University of Florida. Dept. of Civil and Coastal Engineering
Corporate Contributors:
Florida. Dept. of Transportation. Research Management Center
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Aerodynamic Force Bracing Bridge Construction Bridge Design Finite Element Method Girders Load Tests Precast Concrete Scale Models Structural Analysis Wind Tunnels
Publication/ Report Number:
BDK75-977-70
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Florida
Corporate Publisher:
University of Florida. Dept. of Civil and Coastal Engineering
Abstract:
The first objective of this study was to develop procedures for determining bracing forces during bridge construction.

Numerical finite element models and analysis techniques were developed for evaluating brace forces induced by construction loads acting

on precast concrete girders (Florida-I Beams) in systems of multiple girders braced together. A large-scale parametric study was performed

with both un-factored (service) and factored (strength) construction loads (in total, more than 600,000 separate three-dimensional (3-D)

structural analyses were conducted). The parametric study included consideration of different Florida-I Beam cross-sections, span lengths,

girder spacing, deck overhang widths, skew angles, number of girders, number of braces, and bracing configurations (K-brace and Xbrace). Additionally, partial coverage of wet (non-structural) concrete load and variable placement of deck finishing machine loads were

considered. A MathCad calculation program was developed for quantifying brace forces using a database approach that employs multiple dimensional linear interpolation. The accuracy of the database program was assessed by using it to predict end-span and intermediate-span

brace forces for parameter selections not directly contained within the database, and then comparing the interpolated predictions to results

obtained from finite element analyses of corresponding verification models. In a majority of cases, the database-predicted brace forces

were found to be less than ten percent (10%) in error.

The second objective of this study was to experimentally determine wind load coefficients (drag, torque, and lift) for common

bridge girder shapes with stay-in-place (SIP) formwork and overhang formwork in place, and then to develop recommended global

(system) pressure coefficients (e.g., for strength design of substructures). Wind tunnel tests were performed on reduced-scale models of

Florida-I Beam (FIB), plate girder, and box girder cross-sectional shapes to measure aerodynamic forces acting on individual girders in the

bridge cross-section. Tests were conducted at multiple wind angles, and corresponding tests with and without overhang formwork were

conducted. Data from the wind tunnel tests were used to develop conservative procedures for calculating global pressure coefficients

suitable for use in bridge design.


Format:
PDF
Funding:
UF Project Nos. 101350 and 102056
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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