THE STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR OF STEEL AND CONCRETE BOX GIRDER BRIDGES

THE DEFORMATIONAL BEHAVIOR OF SINGLE AND MULTICELL STEEL AND CONCRETE BOX GIRDERS IS STUDIED BY REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC EXAMPLES WHICH INCORPORATE VARIATIONS IN WALL THICKNESS, LOADED LENGTH, STIFFENER SIZE, DIAPHRAGM SPACING, SHAPE OF SECTION, CURVATURE, AND SUPPORT POSITIONS. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SYMMETRICAL AND ANTISYMMETRICAL COMPONENTS OF LOAD IS STUDIED. IT IS NOTED THAT DEFORMATIONAL STRESSES OCCUR UNDER SYMMETRICAL LOADING IF THE SUPPORTS ARE SKEWED, IF THE BRIDGE IS CURVED, OR IN MULTICELL SECTIONS. THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE RESTRAINT AGAINST DEFORMATION OF THE CROSS SECTION, ESPECIALLY IN STEEL BOXES, IS DEMONSTRATED. /RRL(A)/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 49, No 3, PP 111-120, 21 FIG, 2 TAB, 5 REF
• Authors:
  • CHAPMAN, J C
  • DOWLING, P J
  • Lim, P T
  • Billington, C J
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Structural Engineer
  • Publisher: Institution of Structural Engineers
  • ISSN: 1466-5123

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box girders; Concrete bridges; Constraints; Deformation; Loads; Metal bridges; Steel bridges; Stresses; Structural analysis; Structural mechanics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Loading; Structural behavior
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208764
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1971 12:00AM