Experimental Study on Shear Behavior of Externally Prestressed Segmental UHPC Beam without Stirrup
Externally prestressed segmental UHPC beams without stirrups has attracted extensive attention because of its high level of construction industrialization and simple structures,but its shear performance study is not mature and the standards update stagnantly.In order to study the shear performance of segmental UHPC beams without stirrups,5 externally prestressed segmental UHPC beams without stirrups,2 externally prestressed segmental UHPC beams with stirrups and 1 externally prestressed monolithic UHPC beam without stirrups are fabricated.The shear-to-depth ratio,steel fiber content and stirrup spacing are selected as the research parameters.The result shows that(1)the stiffness of the beam decreases obviously after the joint is opened;(2)there are many and dense cracks in the test beam with steel fiber;(3)the crack strength,ultimate strength and post-crack performance of the beams can be improved by steel fiber addition,the cracking strength of beams with 2%steel fiber content is 8.20%and 1.16 times higher than that of beams with 1.5%and 0%steel fiber contents;(4)the stirrup begins to bear force after the steel fiber fails,and soon reaches yield,the existence of stirrup can improve the ultimate bearing capacity of the beam,the ultimate bearing capacity of beams without stirrup is 15.9%and 19.6%lower than that of beams with stirrup spacing of 150 mm and 75 mm.The AASHTO GSCB INTERIM-2003 standard is used to calculate the reduction factor of 0.85 for the dry-jointed segmental beams.With no consideration for safety factor,the formula for calculating the shear capacity of UHPC beams in French standard NF P 18-710 can accurately predict the shear strength of externally prestressed segmental UHPC beams without stirrup,the average value of the ratio of experimental value to predicted value is 1.04,and the standard deviation is 0.28.
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