Dynamic Behavior of Deck Slabs of Concrete Road Bridges
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This paper treats the dynamic effect of traffic actions on the deck slabs of concrete road bridges using the finite-element method. All the important parameters that influence bridge-vehicle interaction are studied with a systematic approach. An advanced numerical model is described and the results of a parametric study are presented. The results suggest that vehicle speed is less important than vehicle mass and that road roughness is the most important parameter affecting the dynamic behavior of deck slabs. The type of bridge cross section was not found to have a significant influence on deck slab behavior. The dynamic amplification factor varied between 1.0 and 1.55 for the bridges and vehicles studied. These results should be validated by further work.
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Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 9 • Issue 2 • March 2004
Pages: 137 - 146
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Received: Dec 11, 2000
Accepted: Sep 27, 2002
Published online: Feb 19, 2004
Published in print: Mar 2004
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