New Procedure for Design of End Plates and Base Plates of Cantilevered Traffic Support Structures
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 127, Issue 10
Abstract
End plates and base plates are routinely used in cantilevered structures supporting traffic signs, signals, and lights. Despite this fact, a standard procedure for the design of these plates has never been established. In this paper, a new procedure is developed for the design of end plates and base plates of these structures, and for base plates of span-wire-mounted traffic-signal structures. The proposed procedure is based on beam-and-plate bending and torsion theories, and is intended for use when designing plates of square configurations. Plate thicknesses and stresses obtained using this procedure compared well with those estimated using finite-element analysis, and supported earlier conclusions reached through physical testing.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 127 • Issue 10 • October 2001
Pages: 1153 - 1163
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Received: Jul 27, 2000
Published online: Oct 1, 2001
Published in print: Oct 2001
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