Study on Mechanical Properties of Simply Supported Girder Bridge after Jointless

Abstract

Abstract The jointless bridges includes integral bridges, semi-integral bridges and extended deck bridges. The integral bridges adopts an integral abutment, and its main girder, abutment and pile under abutment are fixed together to bear the force together. The expansion joint and expansion device are cancelled, and the integrity, durability and driving comfort of the bridge are improved. In this paper, a simply supported girder bridge in Fujian Province of China is taken as the research background, and it is transformed into an integral bridge. Midas/Civil software is used to establish the finite element models of the original bridge and the integral bridge, and the mechanical properties of the main girder and the pile under the combined action of dead load and overall temperature rise of 25 °C are analyzed. The results show that due to the consolidation of the main girder and abutment of the integral bridge, the internal force at the girder end under the combined action of temperature and dead load is greater than that of the simply supported beam bridge. The pile deformation of the integral bridge is significant under the combination of temperature and dead load. With the increase of the height-to-thickness ratio of the abutment of integral bridge, the bending moment at the girder end and the mid-span are increasing. Different abutment height-to-thickness ratio has little influence on the horizontal displacement of the girder end of integral bridge. With the increase of height-to-thickness ratio of the abutment of integral bridge, the deformation of pile decreases. The flexible abutment with large height-to-thickness ratio can improve the mechanical properties of pile and achieve the purpose of protecting the pile.