Experimental Study on Creep Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Beams with Pretensioned Bent-Up Tendons for 600 Days

Abstract:

The prestressed concrete beam with pretensioned bent-up tendons combines many advantages of the straight-line pretensioned prestressed beams and the curvilinear posttensioned beams. To improve its application in bridges, long-term deformation should be exactly predicted and controlled. Three prestressed concrete beams with pretensioned bent-up tendons XPB1,XPB2, XPB3 were fabricated, and XPB1 and XPB3 were put in standard curing room, but XPB2 were put in outdoor environment. All the experimental beams were simple supported under long-term loads. Their deformation such as creep strain and long-term deflection in mid-span section were observed about 600 days. By analyzing the influence factor and time-history law of creep coefficient and long-term coefficient, creep coefficient equation of the test beams was fitted and compared with the code model such as ACI209R-92, CEB-FIP MC90 and 86 model proposed by China Academy of Building Research, and the ±10% margin error of this model was pointed out. All these results may offer the initial value of long-term deformation of the prestressed concrete beams with pretensioned bent-up tendons.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 438-439)
• Pages: 649-653
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.438-439.649
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Jun Wang, Li Hui Li
• Keywords: Calculation Model, Creep Coefficient, Flexural Strain, Prestressed Concrete Beam, Pretensioned Bent-Up Tendons

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