Study on Shear Performance of Short Bolt Interface in ECC–Steel Bridge Deck Composite Structure

Abstract

Aiming at the problem that orthotropic steel bridge deck and bridge deck pavement are prone to fatigue damage, Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) bridge deck pavement is used to replace concrete or asphalt in flexible bridge deck pavement. In order to deeply explore the shear resistance of the short stud interface in the ECC–steel composite structure and provide theoretical support for the practical application of the project, 16 static push-out tests were completed. The effects of stud diameter, height and arrangement spacing on the shear capacity of the medium and short ECC studs were studied. The failure modes, load–slip curves, load–strain curves and interface gap width curves of the components were analyzed. The test results showed that the shear force of the medium and short ECC bolts mainly produces two failure modes, bolt shearing and bolt root weld shearing, while the ECC plate has a local crushing area at the interface bolt root position, and no large cracks occur in other areas. The shear capacity of short bolts is significantly affected by the diameter of the bolts, but is less affected by the height and spacing of the bolts, and increases with the diameter of the short bolts. The length of the stud has an important influence on the stress on the surface of the ECC board. The longer the stud, the greater the tensile stress on the ECC surface. The shorter the peg, the more prone to eccentric compression the ECC plate is, and the longer the peg, the more prone to axial compression it is.