Experimental Study on Damage Assessment of Concrete T-beam Bridges

The　effect　of　damaged　transverse　connection　of　diaphragm　beams　on　the　bearing　capacity　of　prefabricated　concrete　T?beam　bridges　was　studied　through　model　experiment　and　finite　element　analysis　On　the　basis　of　standard　drawing　of　16　m　T?beam　bridge,a　refabricated　concrete　T?beam　bridge　model　on　the　scale　of　1　to　4　was　designed　by　using　of　welding　steel　plate　The　impacts　of　different　condition　on　transverse　load　distribution　were　discussed　The　result　shows　that　(1)　flange　connection　has　little　impact　on　the　transverse　load　distribution　when　the　diaphragm　beams　are　connected　reliably;　(2)　the　damage　of　transverse　connections　has　much　influence　on　the　transverse　load　distribution　of　adjacent　girders　but　it　has　little　effect　on　the　girders　apart　from　them;　(3)　if　a　certain　transverse　connection　is　damaged　entirely　except　for　that　of　the　end　diaphragm　beams,the　load　distribution　would　not　degenerate　to　the　conditions　determined　by　the　flange　connection　because　of　the　advantageous　effects　of　the　other　diaphragm　beams;　(4)　only　when　the　bilateral　diaphragms　of　one　beam　are　damaged　at　the　same　time,the　lateral　load　distribution　will　degenerate　to　the　conditions　determined　by　the　flange　connection