RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE DECKS SUBJECT TO FATIGUE

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dc.contributor.authorOSUMEJE, THOMAS UNOGWU
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-25T10:17:22Z
dc.date.available2016-07-25T10:17:22Z
dc.date.issued2016-01
dc.descriptionA DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA-NIGERIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (M.Sc. (CIVIL). DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA-NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis the reliability analysis of reinforced concrete bridge decks subjected to high cycle fatigue was undertaken. A simply supported (single span) reinforced concrete bridge deck was specifically used for the investigation. The statistical models of capacity loss were derived. The uncertainties in structural resistance and the applied loadings were fully accommodated using probabilistic method. The limit state function(Failure Modes) for the flexural capacity of the deck slab, shear capacity of the deck beam and flexural capacity of the deck beam girder was developed and evaluated using the First Order Reliability Method(FORM). The entire process was implemented through a developed MATLAB program “dc_fatigue.m”. Analysis was carried out on all the failure modes considered by varying the geometrical and material properties of the system and their respective safety indices were determined. Failure due to shear in the deck beam gave the least safety index range of 6.06 to -2.11 at 3cycles/min for 10years and 40years respectively indicating the most critical section, when compared to the flexural failure with a safety index range value of 7.59 to 0.25 at 3cycles/min for 10years and 40years respectively. It was generally observed that the reliability index increased as the depth of section and concrete grade increased. Also, the coefficient of variation due to the concrete strength and depth of section decreased with increase in reliability index, from a safety index range of 7.61 to -0.47 at 5% covariance and from 3.47 to -0.23 at 20% covariance under stress load of 3cycles/min. This trend is expected as quality control plays a very important role in achieving this level of safety in the system. Thus, for a single span bridge of 15m and less under high level of traffic load, a deck beam depth of 1200mm, deck slab of 250mm and concrete strength class of 30-35 are adequate for design and construction.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8166
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectRELIABILITY,en_US
dc.subjectANALYSIS,en_US
dc.subjectREINFORCED CONCRETE,en_US
dc.subjectBRIDGE DECKS,en_US
dc.subjectFATIGUE.en_US
dc.titleRELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE DECKS SUBJECT TO FATIGUEen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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