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Reliability analysis of welded stud shear connectors on simply-supported bridge girders

Sjaarda, Matthew  
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West, Jeffrey S.
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Walbridge, Scott  
June 1, 2021
Canadian Journal Of Civil Engineering

This paper examines the reliability of welded stud shear connectors for steel-concrete composite bridge girders. A finite element model of a simply-supported bridge was created featuring link connector elements representing the shear studs between beam and shell elements, representing a steel girder and concrete deck, respectively. The model is programmed using a program interface to build a model including studs with random strengths. Using this approach, many analyses can be run in succession, with connectors failing between each analysis. This study considers the probabilistic characteristics of the welded studs and truck loading and recognizes the interaction between ultimate limit state and fatigue limit state. The example bridge employed in this study was designed according to the CSA S6-2014 code provisions. Based on the presented reliability analysis, an increase in the CSA S6-2014 24 MPa endurance limit of at least 1.45 times is found to be acceptable.

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research article
DOI
10.1139/cjce-2019-0145
Web of Science ID

WOS:000658862300004

Author(s)
Sjaarda, Matthew  
West, Jeffrey S.
Walbridge, Scott  
Date Issued

2021-06-01

Publisher

CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING

Published in
Canadian Journal Of Civil Engineering
Volume

48

Issue

6

Start page

604

End page

615

Subjects

Engineering, Civil

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Engineering

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composite girders

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shear connectors

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welded studs

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fatigue

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reliability

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