Transverse Shear in Multibeam Bridges
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 109, Issue 4
Abstract
The paper presents a simplified method for determining transverse shear intensity in the shear keys of multi‐beam bridges due to the AASHTO and Ontario highway bridge design vehicles. The method, which is applicable to right single span bridges, is based upon the orthotropic plate theory; it consists of the calculation of the value of a dimensionless characterizing parameter from the bridge properties, and the reading of the design values of transverse shear intensities from provided charts.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 109 • Issue 4 • April 1983
Pages: 936 - 949
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Copyright © 1983 ASCE.
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Published online: Apr 1, 1983
Published in print: Apr 1983
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