The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

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  1. The explanation of method

 ¡ßThe construction method of the Simple P.S.C beam(composite    bridge)by Up-Down method

    (Patent a public notice  Number. 10-1999-04582)   

   In this method, after setting the girder, raises the middle point of girder by the    temporary support. And then, come down after installing slab, introduce the 2nd    compressive force into the lower part of girder.
 
 ¡ßThe construction method of the multiple continuous P.S.C beam(composite bridge) by Up-Down method

    (A Patent  Number. 10-283603-0000, Patent a public notice  Number. 10-2000-054500)    

    (The new method No.270 appointed by MOCT[Ministry of Construction& Transportation])

    There are no controls about the negative moment which is occurred on the     inner support among the successive bridge methods which have been constructing. Therefore there are lots of cracks on the slab concrete. It deteriorates the strength and durability of the structure. Especially in the case of PSC beam bridges, We build the beam, which has built in the shape of a simple beam, the successful shape of cross beams and slabs. As time goes on, the re-shearing of moment caused by creep and dry shrinkage bridge in getting bigger. Finally, those cracks give the structure hurtful effects. In shorts, the movement of the structure seems to be a simple beam or is similar to it, it produces both a huge amount of moment in the place where positive moment occurs. It also produces deflection as well as vibration. Therefore, it gives a very bad effect on utility and durability. This method is that. Simply place PSC beams which have made in the factory or field, then connect it perfectly using the method which we noticed you. After that, through Up-Down of the outer end-point, introduce the 2nd compressive force into the lower part of PSC beam and the compressive stress corresponding to the tensile stress after compositing into the slab concrete of inner support. This method is applied to build a new PSC beam(composite bridge) and improve the capacity. This method can be prevent the slab cracks and breakdown which have been considered on the inner support of the existing PSC continuous bridge. As so, making the decrement of support less than the increment, it has a effect which introduce the compressive stress in addition on the place where positive moment occurs. In case of 3 span continuous, make both end-supports come down and raise.

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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

  New method

  1. Simple bridge

 After placing the girder, raises the middle point of girder by the  temporary  support and constructing the slab, come down it.

placing the girder & assembling the reinforcing rod of slab
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setting the temporary support & raising the girder
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concreting the slab & curing
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eliminating the temporary support & coming down the girder
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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

  manufacture method

    2. continuos bridge

 

   placing the girder, connecting PSC beams and arranging the reinforcing rod of slab
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concreting and curing the slab in the occurring area of positive moment
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 coming down the outer end-point(introducing the 2nd compressive force  into the lower part of beam)
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 concreting and curing the slab in the occurring area of negative moment
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raising the outer end-point

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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

  Effcets

1. The reducing section of Continuous P.S.C beam and the effect of span extension by Up-Down method
 
 Comparing application of Up-Down method and the reducing section of girder obtained by the continuity of girders, the effect of span extension with a exiting

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Division

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A

B

H

L

H

L


a standard(the standard diagram of KOREA HIGHWAY CORPORATION)
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1.75

25

30

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application
     to
Up-Down
method


2 span continuity
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estimation

1.3

32

1.5

38

difference

25.7 % Down

28% Up

25% down

26.7% Up


3 span continuity
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estimation

1.3

36

1.52

41

difference

25.7% down

44% up

24% down

36.7% up


 -Design live load is DB24 or DL24
 -A is the case that PSC beam length on a standard diagram of KOREA    HIGHWAY CORPORATION is 24m and B is the case that PSC beam    length on a standard diagram of KOREA HIGHWAY CORPORATION is    30m.
 -The  effect of Height reduction is based on same span to a standard    diagram of KOREA HIGHWAY CORPORATION.
 -The effect of span extension is based on same section to a standard    diagram of KOREA HIGHWAY CORPORATION.
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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

  The effect of span extension

   1. simple bridge

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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

  2 span continuous bean

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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

  3 span continuous beam

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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

  The  effect of Height reduction
 (when span was maintained uniformly and height was minimized)

  1. simply bridge

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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

  2 span continuous beam

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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

  3 span continuous beam

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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

  The effect of reduction section
 (when span was maintained uniformly and section was  minimized)

   1. simple bridge, 2,3 span continuous bridge


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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

  How to connect inner support

  The most important things to connect to make PSC Beam continuous   longitudinally is that how to control the bending tensile stress of the upper and   the bending compressive stress of lower part which occur by dead and live load.

   1. A method

  To prevent the bending tensile stress which occurs upper part of continuous support, you should connect directly two beams with a chemical anchor which applied to upper flange concrete of PSC Beam. In case of compressive stress which occured the lower part of girder can be connected easily with using the connection member(Figure a, b). On the Figure a, b, the concrete projecting part is used to connect between two girder easily, not to get a merit in movement.

  

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( Fig. b)

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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

 B method

 The other method to connect inner support is that you should connect the  extra-reinforcing rod in the upper flange of PSC Beam to cope with the bending tensile stress which can occur on the continuous support of upper girder. You can also put a horizontal connection member to connect those two girder to improve the possibility of connection to cope with those problems.

   

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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

  The construction method of the Simple P.S.C beam by Up-Down method

 This method is that. In case of the simple composite construction-process,  one end treats with the fixed end and another end treats with the moving. Introducing the slab concrete of the negative moment area in the fixed and the lower flange of the positive moment into the compressive stress by making the moving go up and down. because of distributing the moment on the abutment in the fixed which has the possibility to occur the large moment in this method, reduce the stress of beam to external force. Therefore, you expect the reduction effect which about 20% in the girder-height and span and the extension effect. It can reduce the number of the extension joint and the lower shoe by getting the parapet wall of the abutment which treat with the fixed and the slab concrete to concrete in a unity. Therefore it has a great effect in a way of maintenance and management. And because of the statically indeterminate system, it has a great effect of the energy distributed and owing to that, you also obtain a great earthquake resisting ability.

   

 After placing simply the PSC Beam in between abutments, connect the shoe  part(1) of abutment and PSC Beam(2) for making the one end to the fixed. After  that, bury the H shape steel in the shoe part(1) and weld the connection plate for  connecting the lower flange of PSC Beam above H shape steel. Subsequently, weld the plate which was buried in lower flange concrete of PSC Beam in a perfect connection. Where, you have already pulled out the reinforcing bar from  the shoe part(1) of abutment, parapet wall(7) and PSC Beam and concrete  the  upper slab with the shoe part(1), parapet wall(7) and PSC Beam together. So, it  can play a role of a perfect fixed support.

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The construction method of the Simple and Continuous P.S.C beam by Up-Down method 

   Rahmen shape simple span PSC composit beam by up and down.

 

Rahmen shape simple span PSC composit beam

  After PSC beam si simplicity deferment, A state of one end fixed and another end descent.

 A state of setting floor-plate concrete at entire a section

 After curing floor-plate concrete, A state of import compress stress at floor-plate concrete by rising movement hinge

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