AUTOMATED MINIMUM COST DESIGN OF SIMPLE SPAN PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BOX GIRDER BRIDGES

A STATEMENT OF THE GENERAL STRUCTURAL DESIGN PROBLEM, SUITABLE FOR COMPUTER FORMULATION AND SOLUTION, IS PRESENTED, AND SOLUTION PROCEDURES ARE CONSIDERED. A DETAILED FORMULATION OF THE MINIMUM INITIAL COST DESIGN PROBLEM FOR SIMPLE SPAN PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BOX GIRDER BRIDGES IS PRESENTED, AND THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED BY A NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE. RESULTS OF SOME LIMITED PARAMETER STUDIES ARE PRESENTED. /FHWA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract D-4-53 Rept No D-4-53
• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Public Works

  1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Powell, G H
  • Ramakrishna, L V
  • POOLE, R
• Publication Date: 1971-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 114 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box girders; Computer programs; Concrete bridges; Costs; Design; Minimization; Prestressed concrete
• Old TRIS Terms: Simple span
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222634
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 16 1974 12:00AM