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Lecture 8.5.1 : Introduction to Design of Box Girders


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1. INTRODUCTION

2. MAIN FEATURES OF BOX GIRDERS

3. GLOBAL ANALYSIS

4. TORSION AND DISTORTION

4.1 Torsion and Torsional Warping

4.2 Distortion

5. FLANGE DESIGN

5.1 Tension Flanges

5.2 Compression Flanges

5.3 Orthotropic Steel Decks

6. WEB DESIGN

7. CROSS SECTIONAL RESTRAINTS

7.1 General Function and Description

7.2 Support Diaphragms

7.3 Intermediate restraints

7.4 Load-carrying transverse stiffeners

8. ARTICULATION

9. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

10. ADDITIONAL READING