EXPERIMENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS OF BEAM-AND-SLAB, AND CELLULAR, SKEW BRIDGES

AS PART OF A MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT RESEARCH CONTRACT, FOUR LARGE-SCALE PRESTRESSED CONCRETE MODELS OF HIGHLY SKEWED BRIDGE DECKS WERE CONSTRUCTED AND TESTED. DETAILS OF SPECIAL TESTING EQUIPMENT DESIGNED FOR THE PURPOSE ARE GIVEN TOGETHER WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE TESTS. BASED ON STRESS, DEFLECTION, AND REACTION DISTRIBUTIONS, THE SUITABILITY OF THE FOUR TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION USED ARE COMPARED. RESULTS PREDICTED BY ANALYSIS ARE COMPARED WITH EMPIRICAL VALUES AND THE SUITABILITY OF THE GRILLAGE METHOD FOR USE WITH ECCENTRICALLY STIFFENED AND MULT-CELL BOX BEAM SKEW BRIDGE DECKS IS ASSESSED. /TRRL/A/

• Authors:
  • Sawko, F
  • Cope, R J
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 111-24
• Serial:
  • Inst Mech Engineers Proc, London /UK/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box beams; Bridge construction; Bridge decks; Bridge foundations; Bridges; Construction; Prestressed concrete; Skew bridges; Structural analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Model tests
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208784
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 18 1972 12:00AM