This application is a reissue application of U.S. Pat. No. 6,792,638, issued Sep. 21, 2004.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a structure of a floor slab bridge in a bridge built up in a river or on land, and more particularly to a structure of a floor slab bridge in which a columnar H-shaped steel is used as a main girder material.
2. Related Art
A floor slab bridge is disclosed by Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. H09-221717 as typically illustrated in its
Similarly,
In those floor slab bridges, a side plate 16 is applied to the outer side surface of the side concrete layer placed on the outer side surface of the leftmost or rightmost T-shaped steel or H-shaped steel, and in the floor slab bridge shown in
In the above-mentioned conventional structure(s), the bottom plate is formed by the steel sheet piles 11, and the T-shaped steels or H-shaped steels are spacedly arranged in side-by-side relation on the bottom plate as in the manner mentioned above. Play at the joint part of the pawl 12 of the steel sheet pile 11 is set to a maximum. After the concrete is cured, the PC steel material 18 is fastened at the outer side surfaces of the side plates 16, thereby applying a pre-stress to the concrete layer. The PC steel material 18 pierces through the cross girder 19, with play, thus enabling a fastening which can apply the pre-stress. Accordingly, the PC steel material 18 is not joined with the concrete at all. This means that the PC steel material 18 does not function as a concrete reinforcement.
Therefore, if a vertical load (live load) attributable to a passage of vehicles, etc. is applied to the floor slab bridge, a shearing force would act on the concrete layer which would induce cracking of the concrete layer.
Moreover, since the PC steel material 18 is fastened at the outer side surfaces of the two side plates 16, the load is totally applied to the fastening parts of the side plates 16, thus resulting in a collapsing and/or twisting of the side plates 16.
In addition, since the fastening parts are exposed from the side plates 16, i.e., from the concrete layer, the fastening parts become rotten due to wind, rain or the like so as to degrade their original function and to spoil the outer appearance of the floor slab bridge.
Moreover, it is very troublesome to fillet weld each and every T-shaped steel or H-shaped steel over its entire length to the bottom plate 3 and the steel sheet piles 11 at constant intervals. Thus, the labor time is increased and the cost is increased, too.
The present invention has been accomplished in view of the above problems.
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a structure of a floor slab bridge which can be properly formed by forming a main girder structure using commercially available columnar H-shaped steels and applying concrete thereto.
In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a structure of a floor slab bridge comprising a plurality of columnar H-shaped steels each of which includes a web plate having at an upper end thereof an upper flange and at a lower end thereof a lower flange, the columnar H-shaped steels being arranged in side-by-side relation with an end face thereof abutted with a corresponding end face of an adjacent columnar H-shaped steel, the upper flanges being smaller in width than the lower flanges so that a concrete inlet port is formed between adjacent upper flanges; a lower concrete layer forming by placing concrete in a space defined between the upper and lower flanges and between the adjacent web plates through the concrete inlet port; an upper concrete layer formed by placing concrete on the upper flange and connected to the lower concrete layer through the concrete inlet port; a horizontal iron reinforcement horizontally laid on each of the upper flanges; a suspending iron reinforcement suspended in the space through the concrete inlet port; and the horizontal iron reinforcement being embedded in the upper concrete layer and the suspending iron reinforcement being embedded in the lower concrete layer.
By the horizontal iron reinforcement and the suspending iron reinforcement suspended therefrom, the joining strength between the upper concrete layer and the lower concrete layer, particularly the lower concrete layer demarcated by the web plate is properly reinforced, thereby providing sufficient strength to the entire floor slab bridge.
Thus, the shearing resisting force of the concrete against the live load is increased to effectively prevent cracking.
The columnar H-shaped steels generally of JIS specifications each having an upper flange which is cut in such a manner so as to have a predetermined width are arranged in a side-by-side relation between adjacent bridge legs with the adjacent lower flanges abutted with each other, and concrete is placed thereon. Merely by doing so, a floor slab bridge can be constructed at a low cost and with a reduced amount of labor time.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a structure of a floor slab bridge comprising a plurality of columnar H-shaped steels each of which includes a web plate having at an upper end thereof an upper flange and at a lower end thereof a lower flange, a joining plate made of a steel material being interposed between every adjacent pair of lower flanges, left and right end faces of each of the joining plates being in abutment relation with corresponding end faces of lower flanges of the adjacent left and right columnar H-shaped steels, a concrete inlet port being formed between every adjacent pair of upper flanges with the help of the joining plate; a lower concrete layer formed by placing concrete in a space formed between the upper and lower flanges and between the adjacent web plates through the concrete inlet port; and an upper concrete layer formed by placing concrete on the upper flange and connected to the lower concrete layer through the concrete inlet port.
By employment of the joining plate, the time and labor for dimensioning the upper flange smaller in width than the lower flange can be eliminated. The columnar H-shaped steels of JIS specifications can be used as they are. Accordingly, a floor slab bridge can be constructed at a low cost and with a reduced amount of labor time. Moreover, by properly selecting the width of the joining plate, the width dimension of the bridge can be set easily.
According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a structure of a floor slab bridge comprising a plurality of columnar H-shaped steels each of which includes a web plate having at an upper end thereof an upper flange and at a lower end thereof a lower flange, the columnar H-shaped steels being arranged in a side-by-side relation with an end face thereof abutted with a corresponding end face of the adjacent columnar H-shaped steel, the web plate being pierced therethrough by a web through-bar, a plurality of the web through-bars being arranged in the longitudinal direction of the bridge at small intervals, a stopper such as a nut, which is to be abutted with an outer side surface of each of the leftmost and rightmost columnar H-shaped steels, the upper flanges being smaller in width than the lower flanges so that a concrete inlet port is formed between adjacent upper flanges; a lower concrete layer formed by placing concrete in a space defined between the upper and lower flanges and between the adjacent web plates through the concrete inlet port; an upper concrete layer formed by placing concrete on the upper flange and connected to the lower concrete layer through the concrete inlet port; and the web through bar being embedded in the lower concrete layer so as to serve as a concrete reinforcement, opposite ends of the web through-bar and the stopper being embedded in side concrete layers which are placed on outer side surfaces of the leftmost and rightmost columnar H-shaped steels.
The web through-bar is preferably of the type having a head (stopper) at one end thereof. A nut (stopper) is threadingly engaged with the other end of the web through-bar so as to fasten to the outer side surfaces of the web plate of the leftmost and rightmost columnar H-shaped steels. It is also accepted that a nut is threadingly engaged with each end of the web through-bar to fasten to the outer side surfaces of the leftmost and rightmost columnar H-shaped steels.
This fastening force is preferably not so large so as to give an abutting force to the abutting parts of the adjacent lower flanges of the columnar H-shaped steels. That is, it is preferred that the adjacent lower flanges of the columnar H-shaped steels are merely loosely contacted (a small space may be formed between the adjacent lower flanges) with each other.
The web through-bar is embedded in the lower concrete layer so as to serve as a concrete reinforcement. Moreover, the shearing resisting force against the live load to be imposed on the concrete layer is increased. This effectively prevents concrete cracking. In addition, by embedding the stoppers and opposite end parts of the web through-bar in the side concrete layers, they can be prevented from becoming rotten due to wind, rain or the like and the outer appearance is not spoiled.
Preferably, the joining plate is provided with a reinforcement plate which is erected from an upper surface of the joining plate and embedded in the lower concrete layer. Due to this arrangement, the main girder component members of a bridge can be increased in strength, and the joining plate and the lower concrete layer can be firmly joined together.
The horizontal iron reinforcement and the suspending iron reinforcement may be used in combination with the joining plate and the web through-bar, where appropriate. By doing so, those elements can function synergistically.
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described hereinafter with reference to
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As the columnar H-shaped steel 1, a steel column of JIS specifications (JISG3101 steel material, JISG3106 steel material, JISG3114 steel material) which is composed of a lower flange 2, an upper flange 4 and a web plate 3 is used. As shown in
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Moreover, the concrete 9 is placed on each upper flange 4 to form an upper concrete layer 11 which is connected to the corresponding lower concrete layer 10 through the concrete inlet port 8.
Plating such as zinc plating, or coating is applied to the outer surface of the columnar H-shaped steel 1.
Then, concrete is placed on each upper flange 4 to form an upper concrete layer 11 which is connected to the lower concrete layer 10 through the concrete inlet port 8.
In the example of
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In other words, concrete 9 is placed in a space S″ which is defined by the lower flange 2, the web plate 3, the upper flange 4 and the form side plate 14 of the columnar H-shaped steel 1′ to thereby form a side concrete layer 10′.
The form side plates 14 are removed after the concrete 9 is cured. In actual practice, the lower concrete layer 10, the upper concrete layer 11 and the side concrete layers 10′ are not formed by placing the concrete 9 separately. Instead, by continuously placing the concrete 9, the side concrete layers 10″ are integrally formed (or placed) on the opposite ends of the upper concrete layer 11. A parapet 21 is integrally erected on the upper end of each concrete layer 10′.
Each joining plate 15 has generally the same thickness as the lower flange 2. The joining plates 15 and the columnar H-shaped steels 1 are alternately arranged between the bridge legs 5. The joining plate 15 makes it possible to form the concrete inlet port 8 in case the commercially available columnar H-shaped steel 1 is used in which the upper flange 4 is not partly cut off. The width dimension is established by properly selecting the width of the joining plate 15.
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In the same manner as described above, plating such as zinc plating, or coating is applied to the outer surface of the columnar H-shaped steel 1. Similarly, plating such as zinc plating, or coating is applied to the outer surface of the columnar T-shaped or H-shaped steel which constitutes the joining plate 15 and the reinforcement plate 18.
By the reinforcement plate 18 and upper flange 19, the main girder component member of a bridge is further increased in strength and the joining plate 15 and the lower concrete layer 10 are firmly connected together. Of course, the columnar H-shaped steel composing the joining plate 15 is smaller than the columnar H-shaped steel which composes the main girder.
Moreover, an iron reinforcement is horizontally laid on the upper flange 4, and the suspending iron reinforcement 13 is assembled with the horizontal iron reinforcement 12. The suspending iron reinforcement 13 is suspended in the space S, S′ through the concrete inlet port 8. The horizontal iron reinforcement 12 is embedded in the upper concrete layer 11, and the suspending iron reinforcement 13 is embedded in the lower concrete layer 10. By doing so, a floor slab bridge can be constructed.
In the same manner as mentioned above, the suspending iron reinforcements 13 are suspended in the left and right outer space S″ of the leftmost and rightmost columnar H-shaped steels 1′, and the suspended iron reinforcements 13 are embedded in the side concrete layers 10′.
Each suspending iron reinforcement 13 is, as shown in
The horizontal iron reinforcement 12 is supported on the upper surface of the upper flange 4 so as to bear the horizontal iron reinforcement 12 and suspending iron bar 13. Of course, a plurality of such plural iron reinforcements 12, 13 are arranged at small intervals in the longitudinal direction of the H-shaped steel 1.
Moreover, vertical iron reinforcements 12′ extending in the longitudinal direction of the bridge are assembled with the horizontal iron reinforcements 12 and the suspending iron reinforcements 13 so as to form a basket shape as a whole. The vertical iron reinforcements 12′ are also supported on the horizontal iron reinforcements 12 which are horizontally supported on the upper flanges 4.
By the horizontal iron reinforcements 12 and the suspending iron reinforcements 13 suspended therefrom, the joining strength between the upper concrete layer 11 and the lower concrete layer 12, particularly the lower concrete layer 10 demarcated by the web plate 3 is properly reinforced, thereby providing a sufficient strength to the entire floor slab bridge.
Thus, the shearing resisting force of the concrete 9 against the live load is increased to effectively prevent cracking of the upper and lower concrete layers 11, 10.
As another example, as shown in
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Each web through-bar 16 is embedded in the lower concrete layer 10 which is formed by placing the concrete through the concrete inlet port 8, so as to serve as a concrete reinforcement.
Both ends of each web through-bar 16 and each stopper 17 are embedded in the side concrete layers 10′ which are formed by placing the concrete on the outer side surfaces of the leftmost and rightmost columnar H-shaped steels 1′.
The web through-bar 16 is preferably of the type having a head (stopper 17) at one end thereof. A nut (stopper 17) is threadingly engaged with the other end of the web through-bar 16 so as to fasten to the outer side surfaces of the web plate 3 of the leftmost and rightmost columnar H-shaped steels 1′. It is also accepted that a nut is threadingly engaged with each end of the web through-bar 16 so as to fasten to the outer side surfaces of the leftmost and rightmost columnar H-shaped steels 1′.
This fastening force is preferably not so large as to give an abutting force to the abutting parts of the adjacent lower flanges 2 of the columnar H-shaped steels. That is, it is preferred that the adjacent lower flanges of the columnar H-shaped steels 1 are merely loosely contacted (a small space may be formed between the adjacent lower flanges) with each other.
The web through-bar 16 is embedded in the lower concrete layer 10 so as to serve as a concrete reinforcement. That is, as shown in
Similarly, the horizontal iron reinforcement 12 and the suspending iron reinforcement 13 in combination with the concrete 9 (concrete layers 10, 11) increase the shearing preventive effect. The iron reinforcements 12, 13 may be used in combination with the web through-bar 16. By embedding the stoppers and the opposite ends of the web through-bars in the side concrete layers, they can be prevented from becoming rotten due to wind and rain, and the outer appearance is not spoiled. Moreover, the web through bars 16 can be kept wholesome so that they can fully exhibit their function in spite of the passage of time.
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The light-weight material 20 is preferably in the form of a rectangular block. This light-weight material 20 is interposed between adjacent web plates 3 and intimately contacted therewith. The light-weight material 20 is placed and supported on the upper flange 19 or reinforcement plate 18 of the columnar H-shaped steel.
A plurality of such light-weight materials 20 are, as shown in
The light-weight material 20 is embedded in the central part of the lower concrete layer 10, while the web through-bars 16 are inserted in the lower concrete layer part on the upper flange 4 side and in the lower concrete layer part on the lower flange 2 side which are demarcated by the light-weight material 20.
The web through-bar 16, which is inserted into the lower concrete layer part on the lower flange 2 side, is inserted in the reinforcement plate 18 and embedded in the concrete 9. As shown in
The suspending iron reinforcement 13 and the web through-bar 16 are provided in the upper space of the light-weight material 20 and the concrete 9 is placed thereon, and then embedded in the lower concrete layer part on the upper flange 4 side. A plurality of reinforcements 13′ each formed in the shape of a ring are arranged in the widthwise direction and in the longitudinal direction of the bridge within the space in a lower part of the light-weight material 20, and the vertical iron reinforcements 12′ are assembled with the ring-shape iron reinforcements 13′ so as to form a basket shape, and embedded in the concrete layer filled in the lower space, i.e., in the lower concrete layer part on the lower flange 2 side. The horizontal iron reinforcements 12 and the suspending iron reinforcements 13 may be used in combination with the joining plates 15 and the web through-bars 16, where appropriate. By doing so, those elements can function synergistically.
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