DESIGN DATA FOR CURVED BRIDGES

THE RESULTS OF CURVED GIRDER RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ARE SUMMARIZED IN THE FORM OF PERTINENT DESIGN DATA. THESE DATA INVOLVE (1) IMPACT FACTORS, (2) FORCE EQUATIONS, (3) DISTRIBUTION FACTORS, (4) TORSIONAL PROPERTIES, (5) SKEW SUPPORT EFFECTS, AND (6) ULTIMATE LOAD FACTORS. INITIALLY, THE DATA HAD BEEN PRESENTED IN GRAPHICAL OR TABULAR FORM. IN SOME INSTANCES, THESE DATA HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS, WHICH CAN THEN BE READILY APPLIED IN DESIGN. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ARE ALSO GIVEN. /FHWA/

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Maryland, College Park

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  College Park, MD  United States  20742

  Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration

  707 North Calvert Street
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21202
• Authors:
  • Heins, C P
• Publication Date: 1972-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 69 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 47

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Breaking loads; Design; Equations; Geometric curves; Girders; Physical distribution; Skewed structures; Torsion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Impact factor
• Old TRIS Terms: Curved steel girders
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Freight Transportation; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208055
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 1973 12:00AM