Abstract:To study the mechanical properties of adhesive joints between prefabricated UHPC segmental beams under shear load, the shear behaviors of one group of UHPC single-key tooth adhesive joints and seven groups of UHPC multi-key tooth adhesive joints are tested. The effects of the number of key teeth, the form of key teeth (height-to-depth ratio), the thickness of adhesive layer and the normal stress level on the failure process, failure mode and bearing capacity of the UHPC multi-key adhesive joint under shear load are considered. The results show that the UHPC multi-key tooth adhesive joint cracks in the range of 0.6~0.7 of the ultimate load. The number of key teeth, the normal stress level and the form of key teeth (height-to-depth ratio) have the great influence on the shear behavior of UHPC multi-key toot adhesive joints. Increasing the number of keys, raising the normal stress level and choosing the form of key teeth with the larger height-to-depth ratio can improve the shear bearing capacity and ductility of UHPC multi-key tooth adhesive joints. The thickness of adhesive layer has little effect on the improvement of shear behavior of UHPC multi-key tooth adhesive joints. The calculation formula considering the deduction effect of key teeth can accurately predict the shear bearing capacity of UHPC multi-key tooth adhesive joints.