DETERMINATION BY COMPUTER OF REINFORCEMENT IN BOX-GIRDER BRIDGES

A METHOD OF ANALYSIS IS DESCRIBED WHICH MAY BE USED TO DETERMINE THE TRANSVERSE STEEL REINFORCEMENT REQUIRED FOR PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BOX GIRDER BRIDGES BASED ON FOLDED PLATES. THE METHOD OF ANALYSIS WAS EVOLVED DURING THE DESIGN OF THE 11-SPAN UNDERPASS AT GIPSY CORNER ON WESTERN AVENUE, LONDON. A COMPUTER PROGRAM IS USED TO DETERMINE THE QUANTITY AND POSITION OF THE REINFORCEMENT REQUIRED FOR VARIOUS LOADING CONDITIONS. /TRRL/

• Authors:
  • Douglas, R H
  • Port, S R
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 1215-8
• Serial:
  • Civil Eng & Public Works Review /UK/
  • Volume: 66
  • Issue Number: 784

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Box girders; Bridge design; Bridges; Computer programs; Girder bridges; Material reinforcement; Prestressed concrete; Structural design; Structural plates; Transverse reinforcement; Underpasses
• Old TRIS Terms: Folded plates
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00210119
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1973 12:00AM