Evaluation of Proposed Bridge Formula for Continuous Spans

Autor:	Hoping Zhang, Ray W. James
Rok vydání:	1991
Předmět:	Truck Engineering business.industry Mechanical Engineering Building and Construction Limiting Structural engineering Load factor Bridge (interpersonal) Stress (mechanics) Mechanics of Materials General Materials Science Limit (mathematics) business Civil and Structural Engineering
Zdroj:	Journal of Structural Engineering. 117:1144-1158
ISSN:	1943-541X 0733-9445
DOI:	10.1061/(asce)0733-9445(1991)117:4(1144)
Popis:	A formula proposed earlier for limiting the weight of trucks is evaluated for its effect on continuous‐span bridges. The critical weights of various typical vehicle configurations are calculated for several representative two‐ and three‐span bridge designs, including examples of both service‐load design and load‐factor design bridges. The effects of fatigue are also addressed. The proposed formula allows removal or raising of the existing arbitrary 80,000 lb gross vehicle weight limit associated with the current formula while protecting bridges from excessive levels of stress.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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