WHY STEEL BOX GIRDERS?

The steel box girder bridge is gaining popularity among bridge designers. In 1980, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Guide Specifications for Horizontally Curved Bridges permitted new bridge forms, including the single box cross section and widely spaced boxes with large overhangs. The new design code was recognition of the torsional resistance of steel boxes. This article highlights certain aspects of steel box girder bridges: aesthetics, functionality, serviceability, maintainability, constructability, and economy. Overall, steel box girders are more visually appealing and require less maintenance than I girders. Economically, several situations warrant the use of steel box girders, such as sharp horizontal curvature and launched construction.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This article is the sixth in a series called "Bridge Crossings".
• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Steel Construction

  One East Wacker Drive, Suite 3100
  Chicago, IL  United States  60601-2001
• Authors:
  • Hall, D H
• Publication Date: 1997-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 13-16
• Serial:
  • Modern Steel Construction
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Institute of Steel Construction
  • ISSN: 0026-8445

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Box girder bridges; Bridge design; Bridges; Construction; Economic factors; Maintainability; Serviceability; Steel; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Constructability; Economy
• Old TRIS Terms: Steel construction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Economics; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00735855
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 1997 12:00AM