Strengthening concrete hollow section girder bridge using polyurethane-cement material (part B)‎

Abstract EN

This paper presents experimental study to retrofitted reinforced concrete Hollow Section Bridge.

The study was carried out on the White River Bridge structure (Bai xi da Qiao / China).

The effect of retrofitting on stress and strain of beams at the critical section was studied.

Evaluating the bridges girder after strengthening using new material called Polyurethane- Cement material (PUC) as an external material .This study present the strain and deflection before and after strengthening the bridge girders.

The results has shown that the overall state of the bridge structural strengthening is in good condition.

The enhancement was significant in stiffness of the bridge structure.

Regarding to the results of static load test, the experimental values strain and deflection are less than theoretical values, indicating that the stiffness of the structure, overall deformation and integrity satisfy the designed and standard requirements and the working performance are in good condition, and flexure capacity has a certain surplus.