BRIDGE TESTS PREDICTED BY FINITE DIFFERENCE PLATE THEORY

RESULTING EXPERIMENTAL DATA, FROM TESTING TWO BRIDGE STRUCTURES, IS COMPARED TO RESULTS FROM FINITE DIFFERENCE PLATE THEORY. THE TWO BRIDGE STRUCTURES TESTED ARE A 200-FT SPAN THROUGH TRUSS, AND AN 80-FT SPAN COMPOSITE SLAB-STEEL GIRDER BRIDGE. STRAIN DATA WERE OBTAINED DURING THE TRUSS BRIDGE TESTS, AND BOTH STRAINS AND DEFLECTIONS WERE OBTAINED DURING THE STEEL GIRDER BRIDGE TESTS. RESULTS FROM THE COMPARISON OF EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL DATA GIVE EXCELLENT AGREEMENT. THE ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE IS COMPUTER ORIENTED, REQUIRING MINOR CALCULATIONS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE RESULTING DATA. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 95, No ST2, PROC PAPER 6421, PP 249-265
• Authors:
  • Heins, C P
  • Looney, C T
• Publication Date: 1969-2

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of the Structural Division
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Bridges; Composite structures; Deflection tests; Finite differences; Girder bridges; Information processing; Metal bridges; Steel bridges; Strain measurement; Structural plates; Theory; Truss bridges
• Uncontrolled Terms: Plates
• Old TRIS Terms: Test results
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208978
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 28 1994 12:00AM