Temperature Load Parameters and Thermal Effects of a Long-Span Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Arch Bridge in Tibet

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="8"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Source</td><td class="align_center">Code 1</td><td class="align_center">Code 2</td><td class="align_center">Reference [<a href="/journals/amse/2020/9710613/#B9" target="_blank">9</a>]</td><td class="align_center">Reference [<a href="/journals/amse/2020/9710613/#B13" target="_blank">13</a>]</td><td class="align_center">Test value 1</td><td class="align_center">Test value 2</td><td class="align_center">FEM calculation</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="8"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Closure temperature</td><td class="align_center">23.5</td><td class="align_center">16.5</td><td class="align_center">14.0</td><td class="align_center">26.4</td><td class="align_center">29.6</td><td class="align_center">26.1</td><td class="align_center">25.3</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="8"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Comparison of closure temperatures derived from China design codes, previous literature, the field tests, and finite element modelling (values shown in °C).</div>

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Table 2: Temperature Load Parameters and Thermal Effects of a Long-Span Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Arch Bridge in Tibet 