ANALYSIS OF HORIZONTALLY CURVED BOX GIRDER BRIDGES

A STIFFNESS METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SIMPLY SUPPORTED CURVED GIRDER BRIDGES WITH HORIZONTAL SECTOR PLATES AND VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL SHELL ELEMENTS IS OUTLINED. STIFFNESS COEFFICIENTS OF SECTOR PLATES ARE PRESENTED WHEREAS STIFFNESS COEFFICIENTS OF SHELL ELEMENTS ARE BASED ON HOFF'S SOLUTION OF DONNELL'S EQUATIONS. A NUMERICAL EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATING THE APPLICATION OF THE METHOD IS SHOWN. SOME INTERESTING RESULTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE EFFECT OF RADIUS OF CURVATURE, WERE OBTAINED. A COMPARISON IS MADE BETWEEN THE RESULTS OF A CURVED TWIN BOX GIRDER BRIDGE OBTAINED BY THE PROPOSED METHOD AND TUNG'S METHOD. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 97, No ST10, PROC PAPER 8453, PP I481-2501
• Authors:
  • Chu, K H
  • Pinjarkar, S G
• Publication Date: 1971-10

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of the Structural Division
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Box girders; Bridges; Curvature; Curves (Geometry); Radius
• Uncontrolled Terms: Horizontal curvature
• Old TRIS Terms: Radius of curvature
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00209568
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1971 12:00AM