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1 The Current Situation in Bridge Construction |
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1.1 Design Methods for Deck Bridges |
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1.2 Deck Bridges Built in the Slovak Republic |
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1.3 The Present Situation in Deck Bridges in the World |
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1.3.1 Sete-Frontignan Bridge, France |
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1.3.2 Cyrnos Bridge, Senegal |
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1.4 Application of Various Beam Shapes and Arrangements in Bridges |
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1.5 New Technology Used on Composite Bridge |
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1.6 Composite Pre-flexed Beams |
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1.7 Characteristics of Deck Bridges |
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1.8 Structures with Encased Steel Filler-Beams |
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2 Proposed Designs of Deck Bridges |
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2.1 Preliminary Results of the First Measurements |
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3 The Tests of Deck Bridges with Encased Steel Beams |
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3.1 Design of Laboratory Specimens |
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3.2 Theoretical Analysis of the Composite Member Resistance |
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3.3 Preparation of Laboratory Tests of Composite Beams |
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3.3.1 Preparation of Steel Sections |
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3.3.2 Binding Reinforcement Bars |
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3.3.3 Placement into Forms and Casting Concrete |
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3.3.4 Striking the Formwork off the Finalised Specimens |
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4 Measurement of Material Properties of Concrete and Steel |
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4.1 Flexural Tensile Strength Test of Concrete |
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4.2 Splitting Tensile Strength of Concrete |
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4.3 Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete |
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4.4 Tensile Test of Steel |
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4.5.1 Perfobond and Strip Connectors |
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4.5.2 Performance of Push-Out Tests |
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5 Static Loading Tests of Composite Beams |
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5.1 Measuring Devices of Static Loading Tests |
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5.2 The Experimental Set-up and the Placement of Strain Gauges |
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5.2.1 Gradual Increase in the Compression Strength of Concrete Over Time |
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5.3 Cracking in Reinforced Concrete and the Width of Cracks |
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5.4 Longitudinal Deformations and Strains |
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5.5 The Evaluation of Strains in the Rigid Steel Reinforcement |
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5.6 Parametric Comparison of the Beams at the Static Loading Test |
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6 Long-Term Tests of Composite Beams |
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6.1 Measuring Devices of Long-Term Tests |
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6.2 The Loading Procedure of Long-Term Tests |
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6.3 Long-Term Loading Tests Results |
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6.4 Parametric Comparison of the Beams Under the Long-Term Loading |
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7 Fatigue Tests of Composite Beams |
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7.1 The Basic Fatigue Stress Curve |
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7.2 Measuring Devices of Fatigue Tests |
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7.3 The Loading Procedure of Fatigue Tests |
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7.4 Fatigue Assessment and the Measurement Results |
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7.5 Parametric Comparison of the Beams in the Fatigue Tests |
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8 Modelling in the Abaqus Software Environment |
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8.1 Simulia Abaqus Software |
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8.2 Preparing 3D Composite Beam Model |
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8.3 Materials Used in Abaqus Model |
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8.3.1 Loading and Supporting Bearing Plates |
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8.3.2 Concrete Characteristics Used in Model |
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8.3.3 Primary Rigid Steel Reinforcement and Secondary Reinforcement Bars |
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8.4 Numerical Simulation Using the Abaqus Software |
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8.5 The Composite Beam Model in Abaqus |
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8.6 Comparison of the Numerical Simulations with the Experimental Measurements |
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9 Outlook in the Field of Deck Bridges |
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