strengthening concrete hollow section girder bridge using polyurethane-cement material (part b)
;Haleem K. Hussain
english for specific purposes2018Vol. 09pp. 23-41
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hussain2018magallatstrengthening
Abstract
This paper presents experimental study to retrofitted reinforced concrete Hollow Section
Bridge. The study was carried out on the White River Bridge structure (Bai xi da Qiao / China).
The effect of retrofitting on stress and strain of beams at the critical section was studied.
Evaluating the bridges girder after strengthening using new material called PolyurethaneCement material (PUC) as an external material .This study present the strain and deflection
before and after strengthening the bridge girders. The results has shown that the overall state of
the bridge structural strengthening is in good condition. The enhancement was significant in
stiffness of the bridge structure. Regarding to the results of static load test, the experimental
values strain and deflection are less than theoretical values, indicating that the stiffness of the
structure, overall deformation and integrity satisfy the designed and standard requirements and
the working performance are in good condition, and flexure capacity has a certain surplus.