THE ANALYSIS OF SINGLE CURVED GIRDERS WITH VARIOUS LOADINGS AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

THE DEVELOPMENT IS PRESENTED OF A METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF A CURVED GIRDER. THIS METHOD IS THE RESULT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS FOR CURVED GIRDERS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS METHOD COMPUTER PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR SINGLE SPAN AND TWO-SPAN CONTINUOUS GIRDER ANALYSIS. COMPARISONS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE BETWEEN THIS METHOD AND OTHER METHODS DEVELOPED PREVIOUSLY, IN TERMS OF FLEXIBILITY, GENERALITY, CONVENIENCE AND NUMERICAL ANSWERS. AN EXPERIMENTAL BEAM HAS BEEN TESTED AND THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT THE THEORY OF THE BEHAVIOR OF A SINGLE CURVED GIRDER CAN BE PREDICTED. /BPR/

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Hpr-pr-1/4/, 4613-122, AW-69-85-46
  • Corporate Authors:

    University of Maryland, College Park

    Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
    College Park, MD  United States  20742

    Maryland State Roads Commission

    ,    

    Bureau of Public Roads /US

    400 7th Street, SW
    Washington, DC  United States  20590
  • Authors:
    • Spates, K R
    • Heins, C P
  • Publication Date: 1968-6

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00207884
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Nov 29 1994 12:00AM