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

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 2457 - 15
• Main Authors: Huang, Pingming, He, Junlong, Kong, Fanlei, Mei, Kuihua, Li, Xiaolong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 14.02.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/166/986; 639/166/988; Composite materials; Connectors; Ductility; Humanities and Social Sciences; Mechanical properties; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Site planning; Stress concentration

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, elliptical...