Live load effects in diaphragms of concrete slab-on-steel girder highway bridges /

carried by the deck slab if no diaphragms are present.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saindon, Kenneth Carl, 1969-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Description
Summary:carried by the deck slab if no diaphragms are present.
come close to actual diaphragm forces measured on three
Diaphragms have been shown to have no contribution to lateral
different bridges.
distribution of live load as far as design of longitudinal
for bridges with high skewness, and a correction factor for
for the prediction of diaphragm member forces under vehicle
from orthotropic plate theory. These forces also increase
Inclusion of diaphragm in the design of a highway bridge may
increase the required moment capacity for exterior girders if
live load for both the strength and fatigue limit states.
steel girders is concerned. However, they do distribute the
that the diaphragm forces predicted by the developed method
the vehicle-girder distance is large. A method is presented
These forces are shown to vary significantly among bridges
this is included in the method. Field data is used to confirm
transverse moments in a bridge which must otherwise be
where 8 is a property based upon bridge geometry and derived
with different diaphragm-deck stiffness ratios and 0 values,
Item Description:"Major subject: Civil Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 65 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.