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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LINK SLABS FOR JOINTLESS OBE DEES TH UGE RESONANCE FIBER RECHIORNCHD | s+ Fem Decor Grea NCCBM, Conta A110, Kee Ante. Kaaj cn, New Debi 1001 ‘HIGHWAY RESEARCH JOURNAL, JULY DECEMBER DOH) ‘exe programme: @) Boch span ofa bridge with a ointess bridge deckemay be designed independent (Provide debonding of percent ofeach span for the slab for redusion ofthe sins The loud» deflection bebaviour of join ‘bridge decks supported by simple span girders Binder isto be calelated. Using this endrtation and ncrcked ees (>) eee poe eens pa aes | price =< = wide | a 5 percent of span length on cach Fig. 1, Debonding was done by using pl ‘The support conditions use fr bth these specimens vere HRRH, RHRH, RRRR and RHIIR;R stands fo roller and H stands for binge, RRRR combination was oncrete specimen. The sim was 0 study suppor condition on ink sab The ides = eee HIGHWAY RESEARCH JOURNAL, JULY~ DECENBER 774 support condition RATER only and compete Se of at such 8 stain, loads, cack width and defetion vas recorded, sel beam alae, in order to account fr sip beewoen deck and been sunted on the ink slab 3p portion was in tension vas in compression, The crack developed a the center of deck slab did botiom fice indizating tat «9 sted ysling 242 Testing ofeoncrete bridge specimen: Thetesing of concrete bridge specimen indeatd the following ¢y result: (© The load defection tehaviour was almost ‘dentcal for both spans. (G) The behaviour ofthe concrete bridge with a jiness deck was similar 0 simply suppsted ‘ridge. tbe link slab was observed ding of tee inthe main beam supported and the predicted defections as ‘Simply support matched wid the measured (G0) Theboams canbe designed assimply supported ‘Shp fbi Sub Repos {andthe ink sab can be designe to resist tbe (y) Only live load rotation was consiere, ‘moment generated by the end rotation ofthe ae (vi) Themonenttoberesied wa estima sig eer (0) 5 percent of debonding didnot affect the eee compose bebavour an urbe. where 244 Suggested design approach (she end ration aca end (aul at both Sppoach suggested this stage ws a FWGRWAY RESEARCH JOURNAL, OLY ~ DECEMBER OT a EEE ‘Ate stad al ink slabs were designed hased on shove principles developed by Caner and Zi Various State Deparment started constucing the al link slabs a per the guidelines issued by Caner and is, The Department of Transporation of Mihigzn ime Raman ee eee 4 ENGINEERED CEMENTITIOUS superpasticies are adopted. Type mix proporsons COMPOSITES (ECC) we; Cement content @ 1000 ky Sica fume -230 kin ‘Watetinde aio 0.1 42 Strain Hardening Ductile Concrete Another distinct pproch isto use HPFRCC desigoed by use of higher dosage of high efciency EF EEE FIGHWAY RESEARCH JOURNAL, JULY ~ DECEMBER 2071 B S PROPERTIES OF DUCTILE, ‘CONCRETE of eonvenional 8 Alto Typical engineering properties of ECC reported in the ‘erare for various pplicetonsin diffrent cousties sxe givenin eal Properties of ratory Rel Among the propre lise in Table 1 uni strain ‘ape of percent, together with stain-hardening bebavior, are more significant. coginecring properties of Strin-Hardening efor application ia joinless bridge chan Department of Transporation a Table, The values required in Table 2 ‘Toble2 Typleal Properties of Stran-Hardening Ductile Concrete (HIGHWAY RESEARCH JOURNAL, JULY DECEMBER TY ‘tog adesion othe Ser src, The properties of PVA fer are compared with commercially available ‘Pan see! fibers in Table 3. ‘The matrix was designed more in ne ive Ponder Concrete” although for imited compressive specimen Fig. 7) the micro scale interactions between Sibers andthe smatix. Typical mix proporions ar given in Table ‘Table 4 Mix Proportions For ECC Material yaa Quars 62 Indian Experience EOCwithPVA Mbershave been investigated nian Direct Tesion Tests are also carid out on “dog laboratories. eis ot cla forlagesealeaplications —bone-shaped ber-einforced coneete specimens, 3 fig Wn RESEARCH JOURNAL, JULY - DECEMBER 2071 vis opined tat a toughness (L,) value of20 or more indicates ideal elas plastic material Fe 9 Lost MOD Carve er FRE Bw Spit "aseRe To" = § INTRODUCTION OF TRANSITION a ZONE soluion in inrodvtion of anion zone betwees COMPOSITE DUCTILE CONCRETE) ‘Base onthe published information discussed inthis Fig 10, Thelengthoftsnsitonzone was recommended to be hep cs 2 pe cent of pan length, apes, the design procedae being adopted in USA the deboaded zoe and concrete decksinbas shown a ‘sing ductile concrete is desribed 94 Link Slab with Conventional Concrete was given by Caner and Zs using “The tel sess tobe taken a 40 percent of yield sess, ‘The moment of ines of link slab is to be

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