ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND BEHAVIOR OF HIGHWAY BRIDGES--REVIEW AND SUMMARY OF IN-HOUSE IMPLEMENTATION

A multi-phase research program performed jointly by the University of California, Berkeley, and the Caltrans Office of Structures Design, Structural Research Unit, resulted in a large number of research reports and computer programs pertinent to analysis, design and behavior of highway bridges. Structural types included cellular (box girder) and open web (girder and slab) structures. Analytical methods employed folded plate, finite strip, finite element, gridwork, and various types of equivalent plate approaches. Programs include analysis and, in some instances, automated design approaches. A brief survey of the developmental work at the University is made and some of the primary, in-house implementation of the methods is discussed. Brief summaries of individual program functions and limitations are given in the appendices. (FHWA)

• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Transportation

  Division of Transportation Facilities Design, 1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Davis, R E
• Publication Date: 1982-4

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box girders; Bridge design; Bridges; Finite element method; Grates; Highway bridges; Structural analysis; Structural design; Webbing
• Old TRIS Terms: Finite elements; Gridworks (Structures)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00371250
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/CA/SD-82/05 Intrm Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: D-4-53
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 29 1983 12:00AM