Experimental study on the bearing capacity of PZ shape composite dowel shear connectors with elliptical holes

Abstract The push-out test was carried out in order to study the shear performance of perfobond ribs (PBL) and puzzle (PZ) shape composite dowel shear connectors which are used in corrugated steel–concrete composite bridge decks. By considering the influencing factors of transversal reinforcement, e...

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Main Authors: Pingming Huang, Junlong He, Fanlei Kong, Kuihua Mei, Xiaolong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06387-1