Effect of longitudinal stiffening on bridge girder webs at incremental launching stage

Patch loading is a predominant load case at incremental bridge launching. Bridge girder webs are frequently provided with longitudinal stiffeners to increase in-service shear and bending strength, and its effect has been included in design codes. However, no straightforward rules are given to accoun...

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Autores:
Graciano, Carlos
Zapata-Medina, David G.
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2015
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/67681
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/67681
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/68710/
Palabra clave:
62 Ingeniería y operaciones afines / Engineering
patch loading
longitudinal stiffeners
ultimate strength
girders
bridge launching
finite element method
cargas concentradas
rigidizadores longitudinales
resistencia última
vigas
lanzamiento de puentes
método de los elementos finitos
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:Patch loading is a predominant load case at incremental bridge launching. Bridge girder webs are frequently provided with longitudinal stiffeners to increase in-service shear and bending strength, and its effect has been included in design codes. However, no straightforward rules are given to account for the influence of such stiffeners on improving the patch loading resistance. This paper presents a review of some available formulae found in the literature to estimate the girder ultimate strength including the provisions of the European, American and Colombian design codes. Additionally, a nonlinear finite element analysis is conducted on three case studies related to actual launched bridges. The case studies are also used to study the influence of the longitudinal stiffener and girder depth on the girder capacity. Different load-displacement responses are observed depending on the girder depth. Finally, the finite element analysis shows to what extent the longitudinal stiffeners can increase the patch loading capacity of bridge girder webs during launching.