ANALYSIS OF BOX GIRDERS WITH DIAPHRAMS

ANALYSES BASED ON THIN-WALLED BEAM THEORY ARE PRESENTED FOR MULTI-CELL BOX GIRDERS OF DEFORMABLE CROSS SECTION. THE INFLUENCE OF FLEXIBLE INTERIOR DIAPHRAGMS ON STRESSES ARISING FROM DEFORMATION OF THE CROSS SECTION IS INVESTIGATED FOR TORSIONAL LOADINGS AND BOX-CELL PROPERTIES APPROPRIATE FOR STEEL AND REINFORCED CONCRETE HIGHWAY BRIDGES. STIFFENED PLATE ELEMENTS AND VARIOUS END CONDITIONS ARE CONSIDERED. SAMPLE ANALYSES SHOW THAT WARPING STRESSES, TRANSVERSE FLEXURAL STRESSES AND SHEARING STRESSES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECTED BY DEFORMATION OF THE CROSS SECTION. CONVENTIONAL FLEXURAL AND TORSIONAL ANALYSES DO NOT REVEAL THESE EFFECTS. INTERIOR DIAPHRAGMS ARE SHOWN TO BE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING DEFORMATION OF THE CROSS SECTION AND THE ASSOCIATED STRESSES. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 94, No ST 10, PROC PAPER 6153, PP 2231-2256
• Authors:
  • Abdel-samad, S R
  • Wright, R N
  • Robinson, A R
• Publication Date: 1968-10

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of the Structural Division
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Box girders; Cross sections; Deformation; Diaphragms (Engineering); Flexibility; Flexure; Highway bridges; Loads; Metal bridges; Reinforced concrete bridges; Shear stress; Steel bridges; Stresses; Structural analysis; Torsion; Warpage
• Uncontrolled Terms: Loading; Warping
• Old TRIS Terms: Diaphragms
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208868
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 19 1994 12:00AM