A DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD OF MULTIPLE LOADING ANALYSIS FOR TWO WAY BRIDGE FLOOR SLABS

A PROCEDURE IS DEVELOPED FOR THE ANALYSIS OF TWO-WAY FLOOR SLABS SUBJECTED TO DIFFERENT CONCENTRATED LOAD PATTERNS AND CONTINUOUS OVER MANY SUPPORTS. A DISCRETE-ELEMENT MODEL REPRESENTING THE SLAB WAS FORMED. BASED ON FORMULATIONS DERIVED FROM THIS MODEL, A COMPUTER PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED. A TWO-WAY SLAB STRUCTURE PLANNED BY THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WAS CHOSEN FOR DEMONSTRATION OF RESULTS OBTAINED UTILIZING THE SUBJECT PROCEDURE. /AUTHOR/

  • Corporate Authors:

    University of Texas, Austin

    Center for Highway Research, 200 West 21st Street
    Austin, TX  United States  78712

    Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp

    P.O. Box 5051
    Austin, TX  United States  78763

    Bureau of Public Roads /US

    400 7th Street, SW
    Washington, DC  United States  20590
  • Authors:
    • Panak, J J
    • Matlock, H
  • Publication Date: 1968-8

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00207887
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
  • Report/Paper Numbers: 5-63-56-13
  • Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Nov 29 1976 12:00AM