A NEW STEEL-PLATE CONSTRUCTION SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR AUTOMATIC WELDING

A STRUCTURAL SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED WHICH ENSURES MINIMUM WEIGHT AND PRODUCTION COSTS COMBINED WITH MAXIMUM STRUCTURAL STRENGTH FOR LOAD-CARRYING PLATE STRUCTURES: LONGITUDINAL RIBS OF SAW-TOOTH OR TRAPEZOIDAL PROFILE TIGHTLY ABUT ALONG BOTH EDGES AND ARE WELDED DIRECTLY TO THE DECK PLATING BY A SINGLE WELD RUN BETWEEN THEM. THE LONGITUDINALLY STIFFENED DECK PLATING, COMPLETE WITH LONGITUDINAL RIBS, IS LAID OVER THE TRANSVERSE BEAMS AND CONNECTED WITH THEM BY MEANS OF SPECIAL CROSS-PACKINGS. THE LONGITUDINAL RIBS CAN THEN BE CONNECTED TO THE DECK PLATING AND THE TRANSVERSE MEMBERS BY AUTOMATIC WELDING. A SIMPLE METHOD OF CALCULATING LOAD DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE DISTRIBUTION IS DESCRIBED. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 10, pp 19-24, 8 FIG, 2 PHOT
• Corporate Authors:

  Centre Belgo-Luxembourg d'Information de l'Acier

  47 rue Montoyer
  B-1040 Brussels,   Belgium 
• Authors:
  • Krause, H
• Publication Date: 1970-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 19-24
• Serial:
  • Acier/Stahl/Steel
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Centre Belgo-Luxembourg d'Information de l'Acier

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic welding; Calculation; Construction; Load transfer; Steel plates; Strength of materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computation
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215069
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 8 1971 12:00AM