SKEW ARCH INVESTIGATIONS

A SERIES OF TESTS WERE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE THE LAW OF DISTRIBUTION OF STRESSES ON SKEW ARCHES. TESTS INDICATE THAT THE CENTROID OF VERTICLE REACTIONS FOR THE 60 DEGREE SKEW IS LOCATED 1/3 OF THE LENGTH OF THE ABUTMENT MEASURED FROM THE OBTUSE ANGLE AND THAT ITS LOCATION SHIFTS BETWEEN THAT POINT AND THE CENTER AS THE ANGLE OF SKEW DECREASES. THE CENTROID OF THE HORIZONTAL REACTIONS LIES IN THE OBTUSE THIRD OF THE ABUTMENT LENGTH AT ABOUT THE 1/3 POINT AND SHIFTS TOWARDS THE CENTER WITH A DECREASE IN THE ANGLE OF SKEW.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 4, pp 63-65, 1 FIG. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Goldbeck, A T
• Publication Date: 1925

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C., December 4-5, 1924
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 4
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arches; Deformation curve; Skewed structures; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Skew angle
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00209247
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 9 1970 12:00AM