Abstract:In order to study the factors such as the joint position, unbonded prestressed tendons, shear keys affecting the shear performance of precast segmental bridge pier with grouted splice sleeve, quasistatic tests of four precast segmental bridge piers and one castinplace concrete pier were conducted. The damage development and failure mode of models were discussed. Their shear performance was summarized by analyzing hysteresis curves, ultimate shear capacity, displacement capacity. The shear performance of precast segmental bridge pier was compared with the castinplace concrete specimen. The experimental results show that the failure mode of precast segmental bridge pier with grouted splice sleeve was bendingshear failure. The precast segmental bridge pier has a good displacement capacity and energy dissipation which is similar to the shear performance of castinplace specimen. Adding unbonded prestressed tendons in the center of the section increases the shear bearing capacity and reduces the residual deformation.