Abstract:According to the shortcomings of the existing codes, a comparative study is made on the stress redistribution of the main arch ring section under the varying temperature and humidity shrinkage creep model and the constant temperature and humidity shrinkage creep model in Code for Design of Highway Reinforced Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Bridges and Culverts. The spatial solid element model and the beam element model are established to study the influence of common steel bar on the stress redistribution of the main arch section. The results show that the result of the varying temperature and humidity model is more accurate. With the progress of shrinkage and creep, the stress on the upper and lower edge of the main arch ring section gradually decreases. When the common steel bar is considered, the section stress further decreases, and when the common steel bar is considered, the maximum stress of the main arch ring section decreases by 7.6%. It shows that the common steel bar has a significant effect on the stress redistribution of the section. Comparing the spatial distribution of stress between the beam element model and the solid element model from a multi-scale point of view, the spatial effect is more obvious because of wide bridge. The ordinary beam element model can no longer meet the accuracy requirements of checking calculation. Therefore, the grillage model or even the solid element analysis should be adopted for the wide bridge to ensure its accuracy of the results.