STABILITY OF CONTINUOUS COMPOSITE PLATE GIRDERS WITH U-FRAME ACTION.

Abstract

Stability of continuous composite plate girders with Umframe action R. P. Johnson, MA, FEng, FICE, FIStructE, Shiming Chen, BSc, MSc,PhD and W Tests are reported on two half-scale twin Proc. Instn Ciu. Engrsstructs& Bldgs, 1993. 99. May. 187-197 Siruciural Board Paper 10120 double-cantilever girders with class 4 webs. In one, lateral stability of the bottom flanges was provided by continuous.U-frameaction; and inthe other, by discrete U-frames that included the shear connection and the concrete slab, which was reinforced the deck ofa as highway bridge...