FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF BRIDGE CURVED IN PLAN

THE ANALYSIS OF ISOTROPIC AND ORTHOTROPIC BRIDGE DECKS CURVED IN PLAN IS PRESENTED. STIFFNESS MATRICES FOR SEGMENTAL AND QUADRILATERAL ELEMENTS FOR PLATE BENDING ARE USED IN GENERAL FINITE ELEMENT SLAB PROGRAMS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SIMPLY SUPPORTED AND CONTINUOUS ISOTROPIC AND ORTHOTROPIC BRIDGES. COMPARISON WITH PUBLISHED RESULTS DEMONSTRATES THE HIGH DEGREE OF ACCURACY OBTAINABLE WITH THE AUTHORS SEGMENTAL PLATE BENDING ELEMENT. TESTS ON CONTINUOUS UNIFORM AND VARYING SECTION PERSPEX SLAB ON POINT STRIPS ARE DESCRIBED AND USED AS FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE PROPOSED ELEMENT. /A/TRRL/

• Authors:
  • Sawko, F
  • Merriman, P A
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 334-46
• Serial:
  • Devel Bridge Design & Constr Proc /UK/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Curves (Geometry); Finite element method; Isotropy; Orthotropic; Slabs; Stiffness
• Old TRIS Terms: Finite elements; Stiffness methods (Structural)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00210175
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1973 12:00AM