A SYSTEM FOR THE OPTIMUM DESIGN OF HIGHWAY BRIDGES

A COMPUTER PROGRAM WHICH WILL DESIGN CONTINUOUS, WELDED PLATE GIRDERS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES WAS PREPARED. IT WILL OPTIMIZE THE DESIGN BY SEEKING THE LEAST WEIGHT OR LEAST COST FOR UNIFORM DEPTH GIRDERS, VARIABLE DEPTH GIRDERS AND UNIFORM DEPTH GIRDERS WITH HYBRID CROSS SECTION. INPUT TO THE PROGRAM IS COMMAND STRUCTURED, WHICH OFFERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY FOR ALTERING THE CONDITIONS OF THE DESIGN PROBLEM. THE PROGRAM, GIRDER: AUTOMATED DESIGN II (GAD II) IS WRITTEN IN FORTRAN IV AND REQUIRES 140K BYTES OR 36K WORKS OF CORE STORAGE. /FHWA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 31-69, Hpr-1(8)
• Corporate Authors:

  Case Western Reserve University

  School of Engineering
  10900 Euclid Avenue
  Cleveland, OH  United States  44106

  Ohio Department of Highways

  Columbus, OH  United States  43210

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Gobel, G G
  • De Santis, P V
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Cross sections; Design; Girders; Highway bridges; Optimization
• Identifier Terms: FORTRAN (Computer program language)
• Old TRIS Terms: Optimum design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207989
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 7 1971 12:00AM