Design of Concrete Voided Slab of Highway Bridge Pretensioned with CFRP Tendons

Abstract

The concrete voided slab pretensioned with CFRP tendons is a new type slab for bridge construction. The problems such as the anchorage, loss of prestress, prestressed tendons configuration etc. are discussed, then through the analysis of structure, the characteristics and key points of design methods are put forward. With a 20m span slab as an example, a comparative study is conducted on the concrete voided slab pretensioned with different tendons of CFRP or steel. The analysis shows that the concrete voided slab pretensioned with CFRP tendons is feasible in engineering.