Experimental Investigation of Segmental Post-

tensioned Girders
Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, Volume 2 pp 87-94 | Cite as

Abbas Allawi (1)

Mohannad Al-Sherrawi (1)
Basim AL-Bayati (1)
Mohanned Al Gharawi (2)
Ayman El-Zohairy (2) Email author (aeq76@mail.missouri.edu)

1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Baghdad, , Baghdad, Iraq

2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, , Columbia, USA

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Abstract

The structural behavior of precast concrete segmental bridges largely depends on the behavior of the joints
between segments. In this research, series of static tests were carried out to investigate the behavior of full-scale
post-tensioned segmental girders with different types of joint configuration; multi-key joint, single key, and plain
key joint. The reference specimen was monolithically cast girder and the other specimens consisted of five
segments for each one joined together with epoxy paste. The testing measurements included deflection, elongation
of strands, cracking load, ultimate strength and strains at different locations and loading stages. The general theme
abstracted from the results of cracking loads tests reflects an approximate similarity in the behavior of the four
types of girder with slight differences. In the segmental girders with different types of joints, it was noticed that the
cracks at the joints occurred in the concrete adjacent to the epoxy mortar which can be attributed to the high
tensile strength of the used epoxy in comparison to concrete.

Keywords
Bridges Segmental girders Post-tensioning Experimental Joint key
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Allawi A., Al-Sherrawi M., AL-Bayati B., Al Gharawi M., El-Zohairy A. (2019) Experimental Investigation of Segmental Post-tensioned Girders. In:
Arzoumanidis A., Silberstein M., Amirkhizi A. (eds) Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, Volume 2. Conference Proceedings of
the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, Cham

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