in Detail -- Software Examples to be developed (FIRM) –3 span straight steel plate girder –4 span bulb-tee, continuous for LL –Concrete Multi-column pier (Rigid Frame Pier) –Concrete Hammerhead pier –Stub Abutment –Full Height Abutment ...
4.2FRACTURE Except as specified herein, all of the provisions specified in Article 6.6.2 of AASHTO LRFD relating to Charpy V-notch (CVN) fracture toughness requirements, including Fracture Critical Member (FCM) and Main Member designation, shall apply to steel pedestrian bridges. Design of tubular...
include site factors in determining response spectrum ordinates. x Ensure sufficient conservatism (1.5 safety factor) for minimum support length requirement. This conservatism is needed to accommodate the full capacity of the plastic hinging mechanism of the ...
Finally, the designed reinforcement is compared in terms of weight of steel. All comparisons are based on the Strength I limit state. For the Service I limit state, we would need to place the reinforcement in two layers in some cases or use a higher slab depth. Changing reinforcement layout...