Abstract
Monorail transportation systems are widely built in medium and small cities, as well as hilly cities, because of their excellent performance. A prestressed concrete track beam is a key load-carrying structural component and guideway subjected to repeated traffic load. The fatigue behavior of the prestressed concrete beam is critical for the safety of the transportation system. This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the fatigue behavior of a prestressed concrete beam in terms of stiffness degradation and strain change. The displacement and rotation of the beam of concrete and reinforcement were examined, respectively. A three-dimensional finite element model was established to help understand the development of the mechanical behavior. No crack was observed throughout the test. Both concrete and bars behaved in their linear-elastic stage throughout the test, and the bond between them performed well.
Highlights
With the fast expansion of modern cities, different types of urban rail transit systems have been developed to address the increasing challenge of traffic congestion [1]
Displacement and Stiffness increases with the applied load in a post-fatigue static load test, indicating that the beam behaves
The prestressed concrete (PC) track beam for monorail behaved within the linear-elastic stage when subjected to
Summary
As a critical component of straddle-type monorail systems [6], prestressed concrete (PC) track beams serve as the load-bearing structure and guideway subjected to repeated traffic load, influencing the safety of transportation infrastructure. Under such circumstances, the fatigue effect on mechanical behavior generally results in the degradation of stiffness and load-bearing capacity, having adverse effects in the comfort of passengers [7]. The fatigue effect on mechanical behavior generally results in the degradation of stiffness and load-bearing capacity, having adverse effects in the comfort of passengers [7] This consideration is important for monorail track beams due to the large proportion of live load (more than 50%). Fatigue behavior must be considered in design to satisfy the safety and serviceability requirements [8,9]
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