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Girder Wheel Load Distribution Factor of Skew Plate Girder Bridges  

Seo, Chang-Bum ((주)시텍컨설턴트)
Song, Jae-Ho (금오공과대학교 토목공학과)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection / v.9, no.1, 2005 , pp. 293-303 More about this Journal
Abstract
The girder wheel load distribution factors stated in the Korean Bridge Specification and AASHTO Standard Specifications do not account for the effect of skewness of plate girders, and very little research has been conducted on girder wheel load distribution factors. The purpose of the study is to propose load distribution factor formulas for skew plate girder bridges which comprise various parameters through structural analysis. To comprise the validity of finite element models used in this study analytic values are compared with the field test results. From the results it should be noted that span length is not such a dominant parameter compared with others. In view of better load distribution of interior girders, skew arranged cross beams or bracing are preferable, furthemore bracing system is more effective than cross beam system. By means of regression analysis on the basis of analytic results wheel load distribution factor formulas are proposed and compared with current codes.
Keywords
Wheel load distribution factor; Skewness; Plate girder; Korean specification; AASHTO specification; Finite element analysis; Regression analysis; Wheel load distribution factor formulas;
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