Research of Temperature Field of Long Span Concrete Box Girder Bridge Caused by Solar Radiation

When stimulate temperature field of concrete box girder caused by solar radiation with ANSYS, it’s feasible to turn boundary conditions to third boundary condition. Taking Ping'an Huangshui River Super-large Bridge in Qinghai Province for example, the research analyzes box girder temperature field distribution and deduces realistic temperature gradient mode by comparing calculations with measurements. Calculations show that bottom slab of box girder also has quite big temperature gradient which should be taken seriously in bridge structure design.