Traditional marine structures are difficult to construct under the marine environment. These structure have maintenance costs associated with the chloride attack environments. In this paper, a new structure system is proposed to overcome these disadvantages. The connection of precast reinforced concrete girders and bent cap is the main feature of the proposed structure system. To assess the joint performance of the proposed methods, full-scale joint was fabricated and tested under cyclic loading. The key parameters examined were the pile displacement; the strain in the reinforcement; and the crack patterns in the concrete. The test structure behaved stably for cyclic loading. The test structure is analyzed to be safe in all members.

Traditional marine structures are difficult to construct under the marine environment. These structure have maintenance costs associated with the chloride attack environments. In this paper, a new structure system is proposed to overcome these disadvantages. The connection of precast reinforced concrete girders and bent cap is the main feature of the proposed structure system. To assess the joint performance of the proposed methods, full-scale joint was fabricated and tested under cyclic loading. The key parameters examined were the pile displacement; the strain in the reinforcement; and the crack patterns in the concrete. The test structure behaved stably for cyclic loading. The test structure is analyzed to be safe in all members.