A multi-level structural assessment strategy for analysis of RC bridge deck slabs
2016 (English)In: IABSE Congress Stockholm 2016: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, IABSE c/o ETH Hönggerberg , 2016, p. 1559-1566Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
A multi-level structural assessment strategy for evaluation of response and load carrying capacity of reinforced concrete bridges deck slabs are presented [1]. The strategy is based on the principle of successively improved analysis methods in structural assessment. It provides a structured approach to the use of simplified as well as advanced non-linear finite element analysis methods. The proposed methods were used for analysis of previously tested slabs subjected to bending and shear type of failures. As expected, the advanced methods gave an improved understanding of the structural response and were capable of demonstrating higher, yet conservative, predictions of the load-carrying capacity. The proposed strategy clearly provides the engineering community a framework for using successively improved structural analysis methods for enhanced assessment in a straightforward manner.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
IABSE c/o ETH Hönggerberg , 2016. p. 1559-1566
Keywords [en]
Multi-level assessment, reinforced concrete slabs, non-linear finite-element analysis, load-carrying capacity, bending failure, shear-type failure
National Category
Civil Engineering Infrastructure Engineering Applied Mechanics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-27811Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85018949346ISBN: 9783857481444 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-27811DiVA, id: diva2:1063335
Conference
19th IABSE Congress Stockholm 2016: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, September 21-23, 2016, Stockholm, Sweden
2017-01-102017-01-102020-12-01Bibliographically approved