Evaluation of live-load lateral flange bending distribution for a horizontally curved I-girder bridge

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 501-510

  DePolo, David S ^a   Linzell, Daniel G ^b  

^a US Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bending; Bridges; Bridges, girder; Curvature; Live load; Load distribution; Numerical models

Indexed keywords

BENDING; BRIDGE DESIGNS; BRIDGES, GIRDER; CALIBRATED MODELS; COMPUTER MODELLING; CURVATURE; CURVED BRIDGES; DISTRIBUTION FACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIELD TESTING; FULL-SCALE CURVED STEEL BRIDGES; GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS; I GIRDERS; LABORATORY TESTING; LATERAL BENDING; LIVE-LOAD; LOAD DISTRIBUTION; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; THREE DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTER TESTING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SPECIFICATIONS; STEEL; STEEL BRIDGES; STEEL TESTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BRIDGES;

EID: 49749107236     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2008)13:5(501)     Document Type: Article

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