Fatigue performance of ECC link slab incorporated full RC girder joint-free bridges

Advances in Bridge Engineering

Table 1 Specimen details, material properties, and testing regime

Geometric dimensions and material properties
Designation	Specimen Type	Overall Length (mm)	Debond Zone Length (mm)	Transition Zone Length (mm)	Girder & Deck Material	Link Slab Material	Rebar Material
B0N	Full bridge	2300	240	340	SCC	ECC	Steel
B4H
Testing scheme
Designation	Loading Type			Number of Cycles	Mean Stress Level (%)
B0N	Static monotonic			0	N/A
B4H	Fatigue-post-fatigue monotonic			1,000,000	40±10

Commercial SCC: Portland cement, silica fume, 10 mm aggregate and admixtures
ECC: mortar sand, Portland cement, class C fly ash, high-range water-reducing admixture, 10 mm-long polyvinyl alcohol fibres
Compressive strength: 51 MPa (SCC); 62 MPa (ECC); flexural strength is 5.8 MPa (SCC), 6.1 MPa (ECC), Steel yield strength = 400 MPa (Mean values of at least three specimens)