This investigation involved creep and moisture movement measurements for about six months on 13-course clay (Engineering class B) and calcium silicate brickwork, and 5-course concrete blockwork, consecutively. Four different geometries of masonry were built, namely: single-leaf wall, cavity wall, hollow pier and solid pier, respectively having volume/surface area (V/S) ratios of 44,51,78 and 112 mm. Deformations were also measured on one-brick wide 5 or 6-stack high model brickwalls which were partly sealed to simulate the V/S ratios of the corresponding 13-course brickwork. At the same time, deformations were also measured on individual mortar prisms and brick or block units in order to verify composite model expressions for predicting masonry movements. Simulation of moisture diffusion of the corresponding mortarjoints and embedded bricks or block were made in terms of V/S ratio by partial sealing of the individual mortar prisms and brick or block units. The tests reveal that the modulus of elasticity to be independent of masonry geometry. However, there is a clear influence of geometry on the vertical ultimate creep and moisture movement of all the masonry types i,.e. creep and shrinkage increase with a decrease of V/S ratio. A similar trend occurs for horizontal shrinkage except for the clay brickwork which undergoes moisture expansion. Deformations of the model walls show reasonable agreement with the 13-course brickwork. When results of individual mortar and brick/block specimens are inserted in composite models,the predicted strains show good agreement with the measured strains, particularly in the vertical direction. There is no consistent pattern in the distribution of load and moisture strains for the different masonry geometries, and the measurements reveal that actual strains can be up to 100% higher than the average strains.

Foram realizados estudos das ações e suas combinações, que possam ocorrer nas pontes; também foram apresentados as principais características das pontes em vigas mistas e os tabuleiros utilizados, os conectores de cisalhamento que são utilizados na ligação aço/concreto e os efeitos da retração e fluência das vigas mistas. No estudo desses efeitos realizou-se uma análise elástica; a seção transversal foi considerada idealizada e as tensões atuantes na seção mista foram obtidas através do método das tensões admissíveis. Este procedimento foi baseado por Djuric (1963) posteriormente por Mason (1976), considerando interação completa entre aço/concreto e o carregamento sendo aplicado no tempo t=0 e no tempo t='infinito'. Verificou-se ao longo do tempo um aumento do deslocamento e uma redistribuição de tensões na seção mista devido os efeitos da retração e fluência / It was achieved studies of the actions and it’s combinations that can happen at the bridges also it was presented the main characteristics of the bridges in composite beams and the slab applied the shear connectors that are utilized at the joining steel/concrete and the effects of the shrinkage and creep of the composite beams. In the study these effects come about an analysis elastic the cross-section was considered idealized and the stresses that actuate at the composite section were obtained through the method admissible stresses. This procedure was based by Djuric (1963) later by Mason (1976) considering full interaction between steel/concrete and the load being applied at the time t=0 and at the time t='infinite'. It was verified along the time a rise of the deflection and a redistribution of the stresses at the composite section due to the effects of the shrinkage and creep

Foram realizados estudos das ações e suas combinações, que possam ocorrer nas pontes; também foram apresentados as principais características das pontes em vigas mistas e os tabuleiros utilizados, os conectores de cisalhamento que são utilizados na ligação aço/concreto e os efeitos da retração e fluência das vigas mistas. No estudo desses efeitos realizou-se uma análise elástica; a seção transversal foi considerada idealizada e as tensões atuantes na seção mista foram obtidas através do método das tensões admissíveis. Este procedimento foi baseado por Djuric (1963) posteriormente por Mason (1976), considerando interação completa entre aço/concreto e o carregamento sendo aplicado no tempo t=0 e no tempo t='infinito'. Verificou-se ao longo do tempo um aumento do deslocamento e uma redistribuição de tensões na seção mista devido os efeitos da retração e fluência / It was achieved studies of the actions and it’s combinations that can happen at the bridges also it was presented the main characteristics of the bridges in composite beams and the slab applied the shear connectors that are utilized at the joining steel/concrete and the effects of the shrinkage and creep of the composite beams. In the study these effects come about an analysis elastic the cross-section was considered idealized and the stresses that actuate at the composite section were obtained through the method admissible stresses. This procedure was based by Djuric (1963) later by Mason (1976) considering full interaction between steel/concrete and the load being applied at the time t=0 and at the time t='infinite'. It was verified along the time a rise of the deflection and a redistribution of the stresses at the composite section due to the effects of the shrinkage and creep

Main purpose of the diploma thesis is to design a multi-span double-girder bridge which spans the valley of a river. The bridge spans main road of 1st class. Main superstructure of a bridge is made of prestressed concrete which is built span by span. Structure was designed according to limit states in construction stages as well as during the service. Everything was designed according to the latest European normatives. It contains static calculation and drawing documentation.

Software for designing structural frameworks in civil engineering is getting more and more complex. By offering reliable and efficient calculation methods, economic goals can be reached as well as the civil engineer's demands. Furthermore, opportunities for special developments are created and acceptance of new building systems is increased. The work presented here introduces a method for the physically nonlinear analysis of different composite beam designs for building and bridge structures which are subjected mainly to bending stresses under quasi-static, long-term loading. In addition, the utilization of these methods, including materials and modelling concepts, are shown in a newly developed software package. Present developments for composite construction and civil engineering requirements are the basis for the materials and modelling possibilities discussed. Particular attention is given to a realistic description of time and load dependent variables characterizing the state of the composite structures and their interactions. The selection of material models is based on experimental results. The main points of interest are concrete properties like creep, shrinkage, effluent hydration heat, cracking and boundary behaviour between different materials. Material behaviour under load and reload conditions was taken into account as well. The static solution is based on the incremental iterative application of the deformation method. Each iteration starts with the numerical integration of the beam system of differential equations. Based on the effects at the beam boundaries, the consideration of load and system modifications, as well as time dependent and independent constraint processes, is shown. An essential extension of the composite beam structure model is obtained using the system of differential equations for the flexible bond. Several detailed models are linked to a time dependent simulation for the entire system, which has been incorporated into a software package visualizing the time dependent variables. Finally, some practical application examples are presented. The validation of the implemented approach is demonstrated by correlating the calculated results with real life measurements. / Softwareentwicklungen für die Tragwerksplanung im Bauwesen werden zunehmend komplexer. Mit der Bereitstellung zuverlässiger und effizienter Berechnungsmethoden, welche sowohl ingenieurgemäße Ansprüche als auch wirtschaftliche Zielsetzungen erfüllen, werden neue Möglichkeiten für eine zielgerichtete Entwicklung oder verstärkte Etablierung von neueren Bauweisen geschaffen. Die vorliegende Arbeit beschreibt ein Verfahren zur physikalisch nichtlinearen Analyse vorwiegend biegebeanspruchter Verbund-Stabtragwerke des Hoch- und Brückenbaues unter quasi-statischer Langzeitbeanspruchung. Die zugehörige programmtechnische Umsetzung wird veranschaulicht. Die Modellierungsmöglichkeiten bezüglich der Werkstoffe orientieren sich an baupraktisch relevanten Erfordernissen sowie an den Besonderheiten und aktuellen Entwicklungen der Verbundbauweise. Besonderes Augenmerk wird zunächst auf eine realitätsnahe Darstellung der den Gebrauchs¬zustand von Verbundtragwerken charakterisierenden zeit- und lastabhängigen Einflussgrößen sowie ihrer Wechselwirkungen gelegt. Zur objektiven Beurteilung möglicher Materialmodelle wird zuerst auf das prinzipielle Verhalten im Experiment eingegangen, danach erfolgt eine Auswahl geeigneter Modelle. Schwerpunkte stellen dabei insbesondere die Betoneigenschaften Kriechen, Schwinden, abfließende Hydratationswärme und die Rissbildung sowie das Verbundverhalten zwischen den Werkstoffen dar. Diese Betrachtungen schließen das Werk¬stoffverhalten unter Be- und Entlastung ein. Die statische Lösung basiert auf einer inkrementell-iterativen Anwendung der Deformations¬methode. Ausgangspunkt der Berechnungen in einem Iterationsschritt ist die numerische Integration des Stab-Differentialgleichungssystems. Ausgehend von der Formulierung der Wirkungsgrößen an einem Stabrändern wird die Berücksichtigung von Belastungs- und Systemmodifikationen sowie zeitabhängigen und -unabhängigen Zwangsprozessen aufgezeigt. Eine wesentliche Erweiterung der Anwendungen im Stahl-Beton-Verbundbau stellt die Herleitung des Stab-Differentialgleichungssystems für den nachgiebigen Verbund dar. Mit der Verknüpfung einzelner Detailmodelle zu einem zeitabhängigen Lösungsverfahren und deren Integration in einen entsprechenden Softwareentwurf wird die programmtechnische Basis für eine modellhafte, zeitvariante Erfassung der beschreibenden Kenngrößen bereitgestellt. Ausgewählte praktische Beispiele demonstrieren abschließend die Anwendungsmöglichkeiten des Verfahrens und stellen die Verifikation der Simulationsergebnisse anhand von Messungen dar.

Software for designing structural frameworks in civil engineering is getting more and more complex. By offering reliable and efficient calculation methods, economic goals can be reached as well as the civil engineer's demands. Furthermore, opportunities for special developments are created and acceptance of new building systems is increased. The work presented here introduces a method for the physically nonlinear analysis of different composite beam designs for building and bridge structures which are subjected mainly to bending stresses under quasi-static, long-term loading. In addition, the utilization of these methods, including materials and modelling concepts, are shown in a newly developed software package. Present developments for composite construction and civil engineering requirements are the basis for the materials and modelling possibilities discussed. Particular attention is given to a realistic description of time and load dependent variables characterizing the state of the composite structures and their interactions. The selection of material models is based on experimental results. The main points of interest are concrete properties like creep, shrinkage, effluent hydration heat, cracking and boundary behaviour between different materials. Material behaviour under load and reload conditions was taken into account as well. The static solution is based on the incremental iterative application of the deformation method. Each iteration starts with the numerical integration of the beam system of differential equations. Based on the effects at the beam boundaries, the consideration of load and system modifications, as well as time dependent and independent constraint processes, is shown. An essential extension of the composite beam structure model is obtained using the system of differential equations for the flexible bond. Several detailed models are linked to a time dependent simulation for the entire system, which has been incorporated into a software package visualizing the time dependent variables. Finally, some practical application examples are presented. The validation of the implemented approach is demonstrated by correlating the calculated results with real life measurements. / Softwareentwicklungen für die Tragwerksplanung im Bauwesen werden zunehmend komplexer. Mit der Bereitstellung zuverlässiger und effizienter Berechnungsmethoden, welche sowohl ingenieurgemäße Ansprüche als auch wirtschaftliche Zielsetzungen erfüllen, werden neue Möglichkeiten für eine zielgerichtete Entwicklung oder verstärkte Etablierung von neueren Bauweisen geschaffen. Die vorliegende Arbeit beschreibt ein Verfahren zur physikalisch nichtlinearen Analyse vorwiegend biegebeanspruchter Verbund-Stabtragwerke des Hoch- und Brückenbaues unter quasi-statischer Langzeitbeanspruchung. Die zugehörige programmtechnische Umsetzung wird veranschaulicht. Die Modellierungsmöglichkeiten bezüglich der Werkstoffe orientieren sich an baupraktisch relevanten Erfordernissen sowie an den Besonderheiten und aktuellen Entwicklungen der Verbundbauweise. Besonderes Augenmerk wird zunächst auf eine realitätsnahe Darstellung der den Gebrauchs¬zustand von Verbundtragwerken charakterisierenden zeit- und lastabhängigen Einflussgrößen sowie ihrer Wechselwirkungen gelegt. Zur objektiven Beurteilung möglicher Materialmodelle wird zuerst auf das prinzipielle Verhalten im Experiment eingegangen, danach erfolgt eine Auswahl geeigneter Modelle. Schwerpunkte stellen dabei insbesondere die Betoneigenschaften Kriechen, Schwinden, abfließende Hydratationswärme und die Rissbildung sowie das Verbundverhalten zwischen den Werkstoffen dar. Diese Betrachtungen schließen das Werk¬stoffverhalten unter Be- und Entlastung ein. Die statische Lösung basiert auf einer inkrementell-iterativen Anwendung der Deformations¬methode. Ausgangspunkt der Berechnungen in einem Iterationsschritt ist die numerische Integration des Stab-Differentialgleichungssystems. Ausgehend von der Formulierung der Wirkungsgrößen an einem Stabrändern wird die Berücksichtigung von Belastungs- und Systemmodifikationen sowie zeitabhängigen und -unabhängigen Zwangsprozessen aufgezeigt. Eine wesentliche Erweiterung der Anwendungen im Stahl-Beton-Verbundbau stellt die Herleitung des Stab-Differentialgleichungssystems für den nachgiebigen Verbund dar. Mit der Verknüpfung einzelner Detailmodelle zu einem zeitabhängigen Lösungsverfahren und deren Integration in einen entsprechenden Softwareentwurf wird die programmtechnische Basis für eine modellhafte, zeitvariante Erfassung der beschreibenden Kenngrößen bereitgestellt. Ausgewählte praktische Beispiele demonstrieren abschließend die Anwendungsmöglichkeiten des Verfahrens und stellen die Verifikation der Simulationsergebnisse anhand von Messungen dar.