COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR BRIDGE DECK ANALYSIS

FOUR PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE BEHAVIOR, ANALYSIS, AND DESIGN OF RIB OR GIRDER-SUPPORTED BRIDGE DECKS ARE REPORTED. THE FOUR PROGRAMS DEAL WITH THE RIBBED PLATE, EQUIVALENT THIN PLATE, AN EQUIVALENT GRID IDEALIZATION, AND AN EQUIVALENT ISOLATED GIRDER IDEALIZATION. A WIDE VARIETY OF SHPAES CAN BE ANALYZED USING MATHEMATICAL IDEALIZATIONS OF VARYING DEGREES OF REFINEMENT. DETAILED USER GUIDES AND A PROGRAM LISTING ARE INCLUDED. /FHWA/

• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720

  California Division of Highways

  Bridge Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  05914

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Powell
  • Buckle
• Publication Date: 1970-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Bridge design; Bridges; Computer programs; Girders; Grates; Information processing; Shape; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Structural shapes
• Old TRIS Terms: Gridworks (Structures); Ribs (Structural)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207975
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: D-4-53
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 11 1971 12:00AM