Abstract
Transverse post-tensioning arrangement in prefabricated prestressed concrete (PC) box-girder bridge can effectively improve the transverse connection's performance to avoid stress concentration. The number of transverse post-tensioning tendons and the transverse post-tensioning force are crucial factors determining the live load's lateral distribution. Four prefabricated PC box-girder model tests were carried out to calculate the lateral distribution of the live load. Based on experimental results, the recommended values of the reduction factors of contact interfaces considering the effective longitudinal transfer length of transverse post-tensioning were given, and a simplified method of lateral distribution factor was proposed. The proposed simplified method results were compared with the PCI code, experiments, finite element method, articulated plate method, and rigid-plate method. The results showed that the lateral distribution factor calculated by the simplified method agreed with the results of experiments and the finite element method. The average relative differences were less than 8%. In comparison, the relative differences were more than 15% for the PCI code, articulated plate method, and rigid plate method. Thus, the proposed method could meet the engineering application and be adopted to calculate the lateral distribution factor of bridges with transverse post-tensioning.
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