INELASTIC BEHAVIOUR OF PLATES-NEW THEORIES AND APPLICATION TO BOX GIRDER DESIGN

It has long been recognized that there is a need to rationalize codes of practice for structural design. There are those who argue in favour of rationalization basically because it is a sound concept; but there are many practical reasons. On the national level, the codes in the UK are mainly based on materials, whereas most structures are of hybrid construction. These codes were drafted by experts in different fields and inevitably with different interests in the promotion of the use of certain materials. Another important factor is the different stages of development of codes at a given time. It is therefore not too difficult to appreciate the need for rationalization. The reason for adopting the present approach known as probabilistic method, however, is less obvious. Perhaps justification in this instance is hardly necessary since no alternative method was considered appropriate. Nevertheless, reliability analysis, which is the basis of this method, does satisfy two major requirements for rationalization. /Author/TRRL/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/0909945195
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper presented at the 2nd Conference on Steel Developments. Sponsored by Australian Institute of Steel Construction in conjunction with Monosh University, Melbourne, Australia, May 23-27, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  Road Information Program

  1200 18th Street N.W.
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Yam, LCP
• Publication Date: 1977

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 21-29
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Australian Institute of Steel Construction
  • Publisher: Australian Institute of Steel Construction
  • ISSN: 0909-945217

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Behavior; Box girders; Bridge design; Bridges; Buckling; Coding systems; Conferences; Deformation; Design; Elasticity (Mechanics); Failure; Girders; Loads; Loss and damage; Mathematical models; Plasticity; Probability theory; Reliability; Slabs; Standardization; Stiffeners (Plates); Stress (Psychology); Stresses; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Old TRIS Terms: Elastic theory; Hybrid girders
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 3474: Box girder; 5522: Buckling; 8525: Conference; 1614: Damage; 5595: Deformation; 9011: Design (overall design); 5912: Elasticity; 5520: Failure; 5567: Load; 6205: Model (not math); 5922: Plasticity; 3491: Slab; 3435: Stiffener (bridge); 5575: Stress (in material)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Materials; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I34: Steels and Metals;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165584
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM