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Experimental Study and Theoretical Analysis on Flexural Performance of Inverted Reinforced Corrugated Steel Components

  • WU Fei ,
  • LIU Baodong ,
  • ZHANG Yu ,
  • ZHANG Jilei ,
  • KONG Xiao ,
  • WU Yibin ,
  • WANG Zhihong
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  • (1. School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China; 2. China Railway Design Corporation, Tianjin 300308, China; 3. School of Qilu Transportation, Shandong University, Jinan 250002, Shandong, China; 4. State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China; 5. China Railway Engineering Design and Consulting Group Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou 236831, Henan, China; 6. Hengshui Yitong Pipe Industry Co., Ltd., Hengshui 053499, Hebei, China)

Online published: 2026-01-20

Abstract

Embedded corrugated steel components exhibit insufficient bearing capacity and stiffness. Therefore, inverted reinforced corrugated steel components are constructed. The flexural performance and interactions between components are examined using four-point bending tests under different reinforcement rib widths and in the presence and absence of concrete fill. Further, a theoretical model is proposed based on the partial interaction theory. Finally, a flexural performance solution program is prepared using the test-shot method and forward iterative difference method, implemented in Python. The findings are as follows. (1) Compared with traditional corrugated steel components with the same waveform, the flexural load capacity and rigidity of the inverted reinforced corrugated steel components increase by 1.0-2.5 and 1.3-6.2 times, respectively. The combined stress characteristics increase the flexural capacity and stiffness more than the steel consumption. (2) Filling the cavity with concrete further enhances the bearing capacity and stiffness. The supporting and restraining effects of the corrugated steel components enable the full performance of concrete. Stud connectors between corrugated steel components and concrete do not substantially enhance the bearing capacity. (3) Based on the partial interaction theory, the equilibrium and deformation coordination equations and the relationship between the interface tangential stress and internal force are derived. The solution program for the bending performance is developed using the test-shot and forward iterative difference methods. A comparison between computational and experimental results confirms that the solution program can reproduce the member stiffness degradation process with good robustness and convergence.

Cite this article

WU Fei , LIU Baodong , ZHANG Yu , ZHANG Jilei , KONG Xiao , WU Yibin , WANG Zhihong . Experimental Study and Theoretical Analysis on Flexural Performance of Inverted Reinforced Corrugated Steel Components[J]. Tunnel Construction, 2026 , 46(1) : 113 -123 . DOI: 10.3973/j.issn.2096-4498.2026.01.009

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