LOAD DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN GIRDERS ON SAN LEANDRO CREEK BRIDGE

IN THE SPRING OF 1950, AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM OF STRAIN AND DEFLECTION MEASUREMENTS WAS INITIATED ON A STATE FREEWAY BRIDGE CROSSING SAN LEANDRO CREEK IN OAKLAND. ONE OF THE MAIN SUBJECTS UNDER INVESTIGATION WAS THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GIRDERS. THIS REPORT DISCUSSES BRIEFLY SOME OF THE RESULTS OF THE TESTS CONCERNING LOAD DISTRIBUTION AS AFFECTED BY: (1) COMPOSITE ACTION OF THE CONCRETE SLAB WITH THE STEEL GIRDERS, (2) LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE POSITION OF THE LOAD, AND (3) STEEL DIAPHRAGMS. THESE TEST RESULTS ARE COMPARED WITH THEORETICAL ANALYSIS AND WITH AASHO SPECIFICATIONS.

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbresearchrpts/1952/14B-003.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Research Board (HRB)

  Washington, DC   
• Authors:
  • Lin, T Y
  • HORONJEFF, R
• Conference:
  • Thirty-First Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
• Publication Date: 1952

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 7p
• Monograph Title: Distribution of load stresses in highway bridges
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Research Reports
  • Issue Number: 14B
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridges; Concrete bridges; Diaphragms (Engineering); Girders; Highway bridges; Load transfer; Slabs; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Diaphragms
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00209599
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 5 1972 12:00AM