NONLINEAR FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURES

The most popular type of bridge in service today is the concrete deck on steel-girder composite bridge. A finite-element model is built to analyze the superstructure of this type of bridge under working load conditions. The deflections along a test bridge are computed by using this method; the results obtained are close to the experimental data. The concrete deck of the bridge is analyzed using nonlinear finite elements, of which the analytical procedure is described in detail. A comparison is also made between this method and the traditional transformed area method.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Fu, K-C
  • Lu, F
• Publication Date: 2003-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 173-179
• Serial:
  • Journal of Bridge Engineering
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1084-0702
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/beo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Bridge superstructures; Composite structures; Concrete; Deflection; Finite element method; Highway bridges; Loads; Mathematical models; Nonlinear programming
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00941220
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 2003 12:00AM