Abstract
Adopting Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) endows steel-UHPC composite beams with numerous benefits, including high cracking capacity, high durability, light self-weight, etc. However, the cracking load of the steel-UHPC composite beams under negative moments reaches only 13–40 % of their ultimate load, with cracking properties being the primary constraint to the development of steel-UHPC composite beams. This study proposed a novel uplift-restricted and slip-permitted (URSP)-PBL connector to improve the crack resistance in the negative moment regions of continuous steel-UHPC composite beams. A total of ten push-out tests were conducted to investigate the behaviors of the URSP-PBL connector. The effects of perforated rebar diameter, rubber thickness, and row numbers on the URSP-PBL connector were investigated by evaluating the failure mode and the load-slip relationship of the push-out specimens. Additionally, numerical analyses were carried out to investigate the effect of various parameters on the mechanical properties of the connector. Based on the analysis results, a load-slip curve model of the URSP-PBL connector was established as a reference for the promotion of the URSP-PBL connector in steel-UHPC composite structures.
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