THE SELECTION OF BOX BEAM ARRANGEMENTS IN BRIDGE DESIGN

MANY DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS OF BOX BEAMS ARE POSSIBLE IN BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AND A LOGICAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM IS PROPOSED. FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROPORTIONING OF BOX BEAM BRIDGES ARE REVIEWED IN THE LIGHT OF PRACTICAL REQUIREMENTS OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE AND COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION. THE APPLICATION OF THESE IDEAS IS ILLUSTRATED BY SOME RECENT DESIGNS. MULTICELLULAR PRECAST CONCRETE DECKS ARE DISCUSSED CRITICALLY IN AN ATTEMPT TO FURTHER DESIGN IDEAS IN THIS FIELD. SOME PROPOSED COMPOSITE HIGHWAY BRIDGES IN SOUTH WALES INCORPORATE ADVANCED FEATURES AND THESE ARE DESCRIBED. THE PAPER CONCLUDES THAT SPECTACULAR BOX BEAM DESIGNS ARE FEASIBLE. /AUTHOR/

• Authors:
  • Lee, D J
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 400-26
• Serial:
  • Devel Bridge Design & Constr Proc /UK/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box beams; Bridge decks; Bridge design; Bridges; Classification; Composite construction; Precast concrete; Prestressed concrete; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00210180
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1973 12:00AM