STEEL I GIRDER LOWER FLANGE CONNECTION PLATE REPLACEMENT EXPERIMENT USING ATTACHING ADDITIONAL MEMBERS INSTALLED ON THE WEB

Abstract

One of the methods for replacing steel bridge members is to use attaching additional members to share the stress acting on the replacement members and replace them with new members. In this study, we conducted a steel I girder loading experiment using web bypass members to simulate lower flange connection plate replacement construction, and examined the applicability of the proposed method. As a result, the mechanical behavior of the steel I girder, stress properties, and reinforcing effects of the web bypass members at each construction step were clarified. In addition, we clarified the points that must be kept in mind when designing attaching additional members.