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Transverse thermal stresses in concrete box cross-sections due to climatic exposure

Larsson, Oskar LU and Thelandersson, Sven LU (2012) In Structural Concrete 13(4). p.227-235
Abstract
Spatial and temporal temperature variations in a concrete structure due to variations in the surrounding climate will produce movements which, if restrained, may induce stresses in the structure. To get a better understanding of transverse thermal stresses due to climatic effects in concrete box cross-sections, the FE simulations in this study have been performed using extensive climatic input data directly or by using simplified methods to simulate the temperature and resulting stress fields in a section of the hollow concrete arch of the New Svinesund Bridge. Studies of other cross-sections with varying depth, width and wall thicknesses have also been performed to investigate the geometrical influence. The results reveal an... (More)
Spatial and temporal temperature variations in a concrete structure due to variations in the surrounding climate will produce movements which, if restrained, may induce stresses in the structure. To get a better understanding of transverse thermal stresses due to climatic effects in concrete box cross-sections, the FE simulations in this study have been performed using extensive climatic input data directly or by using simplified methods to simulate the temperature and resulting stress fields in a section of the hollow concrete arch of the New Svinesund Bridge. Studies of other cross-sections with varying depth, width and wall thicknesses have also been performed to investigate the geometrical influence. The results reveal an overestimation of the maximum thermal tensile stress when using a linear temperature differential approach compared with the direct use of climate data that includes the non-linear part of the temperature distribution. The effect of depth, width and orientation is negligible compared with variations in thickness between slabs and walls. For box sections with slabs/walls having different thicknesses, the transverse thermal stresses will be significantly larger in the thinner members, irrespective of the actual orientation and position of the member. (Less)
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KSTRConcrete, box cross-section, thermal stress, finite element method, thermal factors, climate data
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Structural Concrete
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13
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4
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227 - 235
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Thomas Telford
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1751-7648
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10.1002/suco.201200010
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English
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  author       = {{Larsson, Oskar and Thelandersson, Sven}},
  issn         = {{1751-7648}},
  keywords     = {{KSTRConcrete; box cross-section; thermal stress; finite element method; thermal factors; climate data}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{227--235}},
  publisher    = {{Thomas Telford}},
  series       = {{Structural Concrete}},
  title        = {{Transverse thermal stresses in concrete box cross-sections due to climatic exposure}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/suco.201200010}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/suco.201200010}},
  volume       = {{13}},
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