TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of inclination angle on buckling of continuous composite bridges with inclined parabolic arch ribs
AU - Gui, Chengzhong
AU - Lei, Junqing
AU - Yoda, Teruhiko
AU - Lin, Weiwei
AU - Zhang, Yongshui
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - The effects of the inclination angle on the buckling of continuous composite bridges (CCBs) with parabolic arch ribs remain to be elucidated. Static tests were conducted on an on-site prototype of a CCB with parallel arch ribs to verify the validity of proposed numerical finite element method models of CCBs with inward and outward arch ribs. We found that the expressions for the equivalent slenderness ratios and buckling coefficients should consider the interactions between the in-plane and out-of-plane buckling, given the inclination of the arch ribs. With respect to the buckling modes, the arch ribs of all the models buckled in the first lateral mode. In addition, two types of interactions were observed between the buckling modes, namely, that between in-plane and out-of-plane buckling and that between global and local buckling; these were affected by the inclination angle, especially in the case of the CCB with the outward arch ribs.
AB - The effects of the inclination angle on the buckling of continuous composite bridges (CCBs) with parabolic arch ribs remain to be elucidated. Static tests were conducted on an on-site prototype of a CCB with parallel arch ribs to verify the validity of proposed numerical finite element method models of CCBs with inward and outward arch ribs. We found that the expressions for the equivalent slenderness ratios and buckling coefficients should consider the interactions between the in-plane and out-of-plane buckling, given the inclination of the arch ribs. With respect to the buckling modes, the arch ribs of all the models buckled in the first lateral mode. In addition, two types of interactions were observed between the buckling modes, namely, that between in-plane and out-of-plane buckling and that between global and local buckling; these were affected by the inclination angle, especially in the case of the CCB with the outward arch ribs.
KW - buckling coefficient
KW - buckling modes
KW - continuous composite bridge
KW - equivalent slenderness ratio
KW - inclination angle
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U2 - 10.1007/s13296-016-6009-x
DO - 10.1007/s13296-016-6009-x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84978216488
SN - 1598-2351
VL - 16
SP - 361
EP - 372
JO - International Journal of Steel Structures
JF - International Journal of Steel Structures
IS - 2
ER -