ANALYSIS AND TESTS OF SMALL CURVED STEEL GIRDER BRIDGES 1, 2, 3, AND 4

THE FABRICATION, INSTRUMENTATION, TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF FOUR SMALL LABORATORY SCALE CIRCULAR-ARC STEEL GIRDER BRIDGES IS DESCRIBED. THE FOUR BRIDGES WERE ALL TWO-SPAN CONTINUOUS WITH THE NUMBER AND SIZE OF GIRDERS AND DIAPHRAGMS VARYING. TEST RESULTS ALONG WITH COMPARABLE THEORETICAL RESULTS ARE REPORTED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Rhode Island, Narragansett

  Narragansett, RI  United States  02882

  Rhode Island Department of Transportation

  372 State Office Building
  Providence, RI  United States  02903

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Greig, R A
  • Lavelle, F H
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Curves (Geometry); Girder bridges; Girders; Instrumentation; Mathematical models
• Uncontrolled Terms: Model tests; Models
• Old TRIS Terms: Curved steel girders
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208005
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 15 1971 12:00AM