Computer Analysis of Continuous I-beam Cridges : Employing the IBM 650 Computer, 1958

(1958) Computer Analysis of Continuous I-beam Cridges : Employing the IBM 650 Computer, 1958. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

The paper presents a method of analyzing symmetrical continuous I-Beam bridges based on fun.ctions defining influe.nce diagrams for moment .and shear. 'I'hese functions are derived from an .application of the -Conjugate Beam principle to MullerBreslau's principle, and have been used for several years by the -Iowa State Highway Commission. The method has been programmed for the analysis of 2, 3, 4,.and 5 span symmetrical bridges, thereby_ increasing its usefulness. The computer ·program is divided into three sections. Section 1 computes the values of the influence lines, the maximum moments at the piers and in the spans, the stresses at the points of maximum moment, the lengths of cover plates, and the point of zero moment for dead load. Section 2 computes the deflection. at the quarter points between splices. Section 3 computes the reactions and shears.

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: By: Hoffman, James S [author.]; Contributor(s): Torkildson, Albert R [author.]; Iowa. Highway Commission; Concrete bridges - Design and construction; Structural analysis (Engineering) - Computer programs
Subjects: Transportation > Bridges and tunnels
Transportation > Research
Transportation > Design and Construction
Transportation > Data and Information Technology
ID Code: 44113
Deposited By: Pamela Rees
Deposited On: 20 Apr 2023 20:55
Last Modified: 20 Apr 2023 20:55
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/44113