<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The application of precast beams and cast-in-situ structural members cast at different times has been typical of bridges and buildings for many years. A load-bearing frame consists of a set of prestressed precast beams supported by columns and diaphragms joined with an additionally cast slab deck. This article is focused on the theoretical and experimental analyses of the shear resistance at an interface. The first part of the paper deals with the state-of-art knowledge of the composite behaviour of concrete-concrete structures and a comparison of the numerical methods introduced in the relevant standards. In the experimental part, a set of specimens with different interface treatments was tested until failure in order to predict the composite behaviour of coupled beams. The experimental part was compared to the numerical analysis performed by means of FEM basis nonlinear software.</p></abstract>

The application of precast beams and cast-in-situ structural members cast at different times has been typical of bridges and buildings for many years. A load-bearing frame consists of a set of prestressed precast beams supported by columns and diaphragms joined with an additionally cast slab deck. This article is focused on the theoretical and experimental analyses of the shear resistance at an interface. The first part of the paper deals with the state-of-art knowledge of the composite behaviour of concrete-concrete structures and a comparison of the numerical methods introduced in the relevant standards. In the experimental part, a set of specimens with different interface treatments was tested until failure in order to predict the composite behaviour of coupled beams. The experimental part was compared to the numerical analysis performed by means of FEM basis nonlinear software.

Shear Resistance between Concrete-Concrete Surfaces

Department of Concrete Structures and Bridges, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 11, 813 68 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

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The application of precast beams and cast-in-situ structural members cast at different times has been typical of bridges and buildings for many years. A...

Shear Resistance between Concrete-Concrete Surfaces

Publicado en línea: 29 ene 2014

Páginas: 25 - 34

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2013-0018

Palabras clave
Surface modification, interface, coupling, nonlinear analysis, effect of shear reinforcement

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Shear Resistance between Concrete-Concrete Surfaces

Publicado en línea: 29 ene 2014

Páginas: 25 - 34

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2013-0018

Palabras claveSurface modification, interface, coupling, nonlinear analysis, effect of shear reinforcement

This content is open access.

Palabras clave
Surface modification, interface, coupling, nonlinear analysis, effect of shear reinforcement