Assembly type bridge lower structure having socket type elastic duct coupler and method of constructing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12522989-B2
Application number	US-202217982522-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 8, 2022
Priority date	Nov 30, 2021
Publication date	Jan 13, 2026
Grant date	Jan 13, 2026

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an assembly type bridge lower structure having a socket type elastic duct coupler and a method of constructing the same in which, in construction of an assembly type bridge lower structure that consists of an assembly type foundation part, an assembly type pillar part, and an assembly type coping part, a socket type elastic duct coupler is utilized, thus enabling shear key joining at connection portions of the assembly type foundation part, the assembly type pillar part, and the assembly type coping part, easily accommodating of construction error displacements of the socket type elastic duct coupler, improving watertightness at connection portions of the precast segments, easily accommodating an insertion angle of the insertion member including a steel strand, a steel bar, a reinforcing bar, a FRP, or the like, and preventing an overflow phenomenon that occurs when epoxy is excessively applied during bonding between the precast segments.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An assembly type bridge lower structure having a socket type elastic duct coupler, which is an assembly type bridge lower structure constructed by assembling precast segments, the assembly type bridge lower structure comprising:
an assembly type foundation part formed by assembling foundation part precast segments in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction; an assembly type pillar part assembled and constructed on an upper portion of the assembly type foundation part and formed by assembling pillar part precast segments in the vertical direction; an assembly type coping part assembled and constructed on an upper portion of the assembly type pillar part and formed by assembling coping part precast segments in the horizontal direction; a sheath pipe inserted into each of the foundation part precast segments, the pillar part precast segments, and the coping part precast segments; and a socket type elastic duct coupler that is a duct coupler formed as a socket type and made of an elastic material and is inserted into each of the foundation part precast segments, the pillar part precast segments, and the coping part precast segments to be vertically and horizontally coupled to each of the sheath pipes, wherein each of the sheath pipes is a duct-type sheath pipe and is embedded in each of the foundation part precast segments, the pillar part precast segments, and the coping part precast segments, and the socket type elastic duct coupler connects each of the sheath pipes.

2 . The assembly type bridge lower structure of claim 1 , wherein the socket type elastic duct coupler, which is a duct coupler made of an elastic material such as rubber, is formed of a lower socket type elastic duct coupler on which an elastic duct coupler convex portion is formed and an upper socket type elastic duct coupler in which an elastic duct coupler concave portion is formed, which are connected to each other in a form of shear keys.

3 . The assembly type bridge lower structure of claim 2 , wherein an insertion member including a steel strand, a steel bar, a reinforcing bar, or a fiber-reinforced polymer is inserted at a predetermined insertion angle into the sheath pipes connected to each other by the socket type elastic duct coupler.

4 . The assembly type bridge lower structure of claim 1 , wherein the foundation part precast segments, the pillar part precast segments, and the coping part precast segments each have a convex portion formed on one side and a concave portion formed in the other side and are connected in a form of shear keys.

5 . The assembly type bridge lower structure of claim 1 , wherein the foundation part precast segments include a foundation part central precast segment and foundation part adjacent precast segments assembled to both sides of the foundation part central precast segment, and the foundation part central precast segment and the foundation part adjacent precast segments each have a convex portion formed on one side and a concave portion formed in the other side and are connected in a form of shear keys.

6 . The assembly type bridge lower structure of claim 1 , wherein the pillar part precast segments include a pillar part lower precast segment and a pillar part upper precast segment assembled onto the pillar part lower precast segment, and the pillar part lower precast segment and the pillar part upper precast segment each have a convex portion formed on one side and a concave portion formed in the other side and are connected in a form of shear keys.

7 . The assembly type bridge lower structure of claim 1 , wherein the coping part precast segments include a coping part central precast segment and coping part adjacent precast segments assembled to both sides of the coping part central precast segment, and the coping part central precast segment and the coping part adjacent precast segments each have a convex portion formed on one side and a concave portion formed in the other side and are connected in a form of shear keys.

8 . A method of constructing an assembly type bridge lower structure having a socket type elastic duct coupler, which is a method of constructing an assembly type bridge lower structure constructed by assembling precast segments, the method comprising:
a) for construction of an assembly type foundation part of the assembly type bridge lower structure, forming foundation part precast segments embedded with a socket type elastic duct coupler; b) assembling and connecting each of the foundation part precast segments embedded with the socket type elastic duct coupler in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction to complete the assembly type foundation part; c) for construction of an assembly type pillar part of the assembly type bridge lower structure, forming pillar part precast segments embedded with the socket type elastic duct coupler; d) on an upper portion of the assembly type foundation part, assembling and connecting each of the pillar part precast segments embedded with the socket type elastic duct coupler in the vertical direction to complete the assembly type pillar part; e) for construction of an assembly type coping part of the assembly type bridge lower structure, forming coping part precast segments embedded with the socket type elastic duct coupler; and f) on an upper portion of the assembly type pillar part, assembling and connecting each of the coping part precast segments embedded with the socket type elastic duct coupler in the horizontal direction to complete the assembly type coping part, wherein a duct-type sheath pipe is embedded in each of the foundation part precast segments, the pillar part precast segments, and the coping part precast segments, and the socket type elastic duct coupler connects each of the sheath pipes.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the socket type elastic duct coupler, which is a duct coupler made of an elastic material such as rubber, is formed of a lower socket type elastic duct coupler on which an elastic duct coupler convex portion is formed and an upper socket type elastic duct coupler in which an elastic duct coupler concave portion is formed, which are connected to each other in a form of shear keys.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein an insertion member including a steel strand, a steel bar, a reinforcing bar, or a fiber-reinforced polymer is inserted at a predetermined insertion angle into the sheath pipes connected to each other by the socket type elastic duct coupler.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the foundation part precast segments, the pillar part precast segments, and the coping part precast segments each have a convex portion formed on one side and a concave portion formed in the other side and are connected in a form of shear keys.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the foundation part precast segments include a foundation part central precast segment and foundation part adjacent precast segments assembled to both sides of the foundation part central precast segment, and the foundation part central precast segment and the foundation part adjacent precast segments each have a convex portion formed on one side and a concave portion formed in the other side and are connected in a form of shear keys.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the pillar part precast segments include a pillar part lower precast segment and a pillar part upper precast segment assembled onto the pillar part lower precast segment, and the pillar part lower precast segment and the pillar part upper precast segment each have a convex portion formed on one side and a concave portion formed in the other side and are connected in a fo

Assignees

• Korea Railroad Res Institute

Inventors

• Kim Taehoon
• Eum Ki Young
• Yeo Inho
• Kang Yun Suk
• Kim Dae-Sang
• Bang Choon Seok
• Kim Sungil
• Shin Jeong Ryol
• Kim Ki Hyun

Classifications

• E01D21/00 Primary

  Methods or apparatus specially adapted for erecting or assembling bridges · CPC title

• E01D2101/285

  Composite prestressed concrete-metal · CPC title

• E01D19/02 Primary

  Piers {(E01D19/005 takes precedence; towers for suspension bridges E01D19/14)}; Abutments (foundations E02D ){; Protecting same against drifting ice (against colliding vehicles E01F15/00)} · CPC title