Research Article

Research of Thermal Effect of Cable-Stayed Bridge with a Separated Side-Box Steel-Concrete Composite Girder under Solar Radiation

Table 1

Material mechanics parameters.

ParametersSteelAsphaltConcreteAirHDPESteel wire of stay cable

Elastic modulus (MPa)20600036000205000
Poisson ration0.30.20.3
Density (kg/m3)7850240026007850
Thermal expansion coefficient (1/°C)1.2e − 051.0e-05
Solar radiation absorptivity0.750.90.650.63
Solar radiation emissivity0.80.920.880.93
Thermal conductivity W/(m·°C)601.82.710.0260.421.2
Specific heart capacity (J/kg/°C)46010759601.0072250508

Note: Poisson ratio, solar radiation absorptivity, and solar radiation emissivity are dimensionless parameters. The material properties in the table are derived from [23, 24].