Research Article
Jan 1956
Wind Loads on Girder Bridges
Authors: John M. Biggs, Saul Namyet, AM.ASCE, and Jiro AdachiAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 121, Issue 1
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This paper supplements the rather small fund of knowledge available for designing girder bridges to resist wind loads. The authors have made wind-tunnel studies of the effect of variation in the angles of attack, yaw, and roll. The paper includes a description of the models and the special measures necessary to circumvent blockage effects and to take into account other aerodynamic phenomena. Models of both railway bridges and highway bridges were studied, and results are compared with specifications of the American Railway Engineering Association and the American Association of State Highway Officials.
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© 1956 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1956
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John M. Biggs
Associate Prof. of Structural Eng., Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Saul Namyet, AM.ASCE
Asst. Prof. of Structural Engr., Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Jiro Adachi
Structural Designer, Clarkson Eng. Co., Inc., Boston, Mass.; formerly Research Assistant, Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
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