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Lecture 8.5.2B : Advanced Methods for Box Girder Bridges
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. GLOBAL ANALYSIS METHODS
3. GRILLAGE
3.1 Choice of Grillage
3.2 Skew Bridges
3.3 Local Effects in Decks
3.4 Torsional and Flexural Rigidities of Grillage Members
3.5 Longitudinal Grillage Members
3.6 Interpretation of the Output of a Grillage Analysis
4. ORTHOTROPIC PLATE ANALYSIS
5. FOLDED PLATE ANALYSIS
5.1 Folded Plate Analysis: Beam on Elastic Foundation
6. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
7. CROSS-SECTION DISTORTION
7.1 Force Computation in the Diaphragms
7.2 Diaphragms on Piers
8. SHEAR LAG
9. CONCLUDING SUMMARY
10. ADDITIONAL READING