A PROGRAM TO ANALYZE CURVED GIRDER BRIDGES

A COMPUTER PROGRAM IS GIVEN FOR THE ANALYSIS OF PLANAR GRID STRUCTURES WITH CURVED MEMBERS, LOADED NORMAL TO THEIR PLANES. THE BASIC PROCEDURE FOR A GENERAL STIFFNESS MATRIX ANALYSIS IS OUTLINED, AND THE EQUATIONS TO DEVELOP THE REQUIRED MATRICES ARE PRESENTED. A DETAILED FLOW CHART AND A COMPLETE PROGRAM LISTING ARE GIVEN. A SIMPLE ILLUSTRATED EXAMPLE IS SHOWN, INCLUDING THE DETAILED DEVELOPMENT OF THE MATRICES USED, THE REQUIRED COMPUTER INPUT, AND OUTPUT. THE PROGRAM IS WRITTEN IN IBM 1410 FORTRAN IV IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT CAN BE MODIFIED RATHER EASILY FOR ANY COMPUTER WHICH USES A FORTRAN IV PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Eng Bull No 8, 55 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Rhode Island, Kingston

  Division of Engineering Research and Development
  Kingston, RI  United States  02881
• Authors:
  • Lavelle, F H
  • Boick, J S
• Publication Date: 1965-12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge members; Computer programming languages; Computer programs; Curves (Geometry); Equations; Flow charts; Framed structures; Girders; Loads; Matrices (Mathematics); Output; Stiffness
• Identifier Terms: FORTRAN (Computer program language)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Input
• Old TRIS Terms: Curved steel girders; Flow charting; Plane structures; Stiffness methods (Structural)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208398
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 13 1994 12:00AM