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Performance Study Of Link Slab Continuity In Prestressed Concrete Bridges, Marco Tulio Canales Jr
Performance Study Of Link Slab Continuity In Prestressed Concrete Bridges, Marco Tulio Canales Jr
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Link slabs in bridges can be a cost-effective solution to increase the service life of bridge structures. The partial continuity condition in link slab bridges, however can be challenging to quantify. In this work link slab performance is studied by means of a parametric study, a long-term Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) System, and a detailed finite-element model.
The parametric study was conducted using mathematical and a two-dimensional (2D) finite element model. The study considers bridge design factors such as number of spans, span length, span length ratio, girder separation, and temperature settings, in conjunction with the corresponding girder and support …