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Lecture 15B.4 : Plate Girder and Beam Bridges
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 General
1.2 Types of Application
1.3 Range of Application
1.4 Types of Through Girder Bridges
2. SPAN ARRANGEMENTS
2.1 Continuous or Simple Spans
2.2 Proportions of Main Girders
2.3 Profile of Main Girders
3. INITIAL DESIGN OF COMPOSITE GIRDER BRIDGES
3.1 Girder Spacing and Deck Slab Thickness
3.2 Initial Selection of Flange and Web Sizes
3.3 Economic and Practical Considerations
3.3.1 General considerations
3.3.2 Construction considerations
4. INITIAL DESIGN OF NON-COMPOSITE PLATE GIRDER BRIDGES
4.1 Bridge Cross-Section
4.2 Main Girders
4.3 Deck
4.4 Initial Sizing of the Main Girder
5. GIRDER STABILITY AND BRACING
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Composite Plate Girder Bridges
5.3 Non-Composite Plate Girders
6. DETAILED DESIGN
6.1 Global Analysis
6.2 Actions and Combinations
6.3 Element and Connection Design
6.4 Effects Peculiar to Steel Open Grid Deck Configurations
6.4.1 Bending of the Stringers
6.4.2 Weak axis bending of the end cross girder
7. CONCLUDING SUMMARY
8. REFERENCES
9. ADDITIONAL READING