SIMPLIFIED DESIGN CHECK OF THERMAL STRESSES IN COMPOSITE HIGHWAY BRIDGES

A SIMPLE FORMULA INTENDED FOR USE AS A DESIGN CHECK OF THERMAL STRESSES IN SIMPLY SUPPORTED COMPOSITE HIGHWAY BRIDGES IS DESCRIBED. IT IS BASED ON A SERIES OF FIELD TESTS OF VARIOUS BRIDGES RANGING IN SPAN FROM 47 FT 3 IN. TO 71 FT 5 IN. THE FORMULA RELATES THE THERMAL STRESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GIRDER TO THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SLAB AND THE DEPTH OF THE BRIDGE. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Zuk, William
• Publication Date: 1965

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 10-13
• Monograph Title: Bridges and structures
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 103
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge construction; Bridge design; Bridge foundations; Bridges; Composite construction; Construction; Depth; Design; Field tests; Formulas; Highway bridges; Structural design; Temperature; Thermal stresses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207716
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 24 1994 12:00AM