Study on Nondestructive Testing Method of Vertical Prestressed Reinforcement Tension in Box Girder

Abstract

The diagonal cracks in the web of box girder bridge which caused by excessive loss of vertical prestressed tensioning force are particularly common. In order to effectively detect the real force of the vertical prestressed rebars. Take the exposed section of the vertical prestressed rebar as an analysis entity, and take the rebar as a rigid body; the anchoring segment is simulated by an annular outrigger and an annular elastic support. When vertical pretress tension changes, the stiffness of elastic support and the vibration frequency also change accordingly, the change of the value of tensile force can be reflected by the vibration frequency. Combined with the model test data, the nonlinear elastic parameter model between the finish .deformed rebar vertical tensioning force T and the space elastic support stiffness K is established. The validity of the method was checked by extension test. The study indicate that this method is accurate, fast and convenient for engineering applications, can effectively improve the construction quality.