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Critical Loading Events for the Assessment of Medium-Span Bridges
Date Issued
2002
Date Available
2013-01-14T15:01:11Z
Abstract
This paper describes the simulation of free-flowing traffic across bridges to predict
the characteristic values for bridge load effects such as bending moment and shear
force. The results of these simulations are then used to demonstrate that, in
predicting the characteristic extreme load effects to which a bridge may be
subjected, it is not sufficient to solely model one- or two-truck presence events. It is
shown that loading events involving three or more trucks may need be included in
the model for short to medium spans. The critical loading events for a particular load
effect are strongly dependent on the span and the shape of the influence line.
Type of Material
Conference Publication
Publisher
Civil-Comp Press
Copyright (Published Version)
2002, Civil-Comp Ltd
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
Part of
B.H.V. Topping & Z. Bittnar, (eds.). Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology
Conference Details
The Sixth International Conference
on Computational Structures Technology
Prague, Czech Republic
4-6 September 2002
ISBN
0948749830
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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