Research Article
Jan 1972
Model and Prototype Studies of Box Girder Bridge
Authors: Raymond Eugene Davis, M.ASCE, Charles F. Scheffey, M.ASCE, Gary A. Castleton, AM.ASCE, and Evan E. EvansAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 98, Issue 1
Abstract
A full-size, reinforced concrete, box girder bridge, with an 80 ft. span, and a quarter-scale model of the same were instrumented and tested. This paper presents model test data, augments the scope of prototype analyses, and establishes three-way correlations among prototype and model data and theoretical analyses. Additional studies are made of transverse distributions of live load resisting moments to prototype stringers, including effects of an intermediate diaphragm and barrier railings on those distributions. Three-way correlations of resisting moment distributions are very good. The theory exaggerated slightly the influence of the diaphragm by assuming it to be rigid. Influence of the barrier curbs was accurately assessed. Theoretical transverse strain distributions did not always agree with those observed.
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Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 98 • Issue 1 • January 1972
Pages: 165 - 183
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© 1972 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1972
Published online: Feb 1, 2021
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Raymond Eugene Davis, M.ASCE
Sr. Bridge Engr., California Div. of Highways, Bridge Dept., Sacramento, Calif.
Charles F. Scheffey, M.ASCE
Dir., Office of Research, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
Gary A. Castleton, AM.ASCE
Asst. Bridge Engr., California Div. of Highways, Bridge Dept., Sacramento, Calif.
Evan E. Evans
Asst. Bridge Engr., California Div. of Highways, Bridge Dept., Sacramento, Calif.
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