STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR OF A TWO SPAN REINFORCED CONCRETE BOX GIRDER BRIDGE MODEL VOLUME 1

A DETAILED STUDY OF THE INSTRUMENTATION, CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF A LARGE SCALE TWO SPAN, FOUR CELL REINFORCED CONCRETE BOX GIRDER BRIDGE MODEL IS PRESENTED. THE SELECTION OF THE MODEL SCALE, THE CHOICE AND LOCATION OF INSTRUMENTATION, AND THE SYSTEM OF DATA ACQUISITION ARE DISCUSSED. A LOADING SCHEDULE INCORPORATING THE VARIOUS TYPES OF LOADING, SUPPORT CONDITIONS AND STRESS LEVELS IS DESCRIBED. RESULTS OF CONTROL TESTS ON STEEL AND CONCRETE ARE GIVEN. THE TWO MAIN THEORIES FOR ANALYZING BOX GIRDER BRIDGE BEHAVIOR, THE FOLDED PLATE AND FINITE ELEMENT METHODS, ARE BRIEFLY DESCRIBED WITH REFERENCE TO THE BRIDGE MODEL OF THE PRESENT STUDY. PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE TEST DATA FROM THE EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM ARE NOT TREATED IN THIS VOLUME, BUT WILL BE PRESENTED IN VOLUME II. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  California Division of Highways

  Bridge Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  05914
• Authors:
  • Bouwkamp
  • Scordelis
  • Wasti
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Finite element method; Girder bridges; Loads; Mathematical models; Reinforced concrete; Structural analysis; Structural mechanics; Structural plates; Theory
• Uncontrolled Terms: Loading; Models; Structural behavior
• Old TRIS Terms: Finite elements; Folded plates
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208008
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: No D-4-53
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 15 1972 12:00AM