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Berkeley Computer Programs for the Analysis of Concrete Box Girder Bridges

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Analysis and Design of Bridges

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 74))

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A review of the analytical methods and computer programs, which have been developed at the University of California at Berkeley for the linear and nonlinear analysis of reinforced and prestressed concrete box girder bridges, is presented. Short descriptions of 15 different computer programs based on one of the following methods of analysis are given: (1) folded plate elasticity method; (2) finite strip method; (3) finite element method; (4) finite segment method; and (5) nonlinear analysis method. These various programs provide the capability for the detailed analysis of single and multicell box girder bridges of one or more spans, which are straight, curved, skew or of arbitrary geometry in plan. General loadings and arbitrary boundary conditions may be treated.

The linear analysis programs assume the analytical model to be a linear uncracked homogeneous concrete system. The nonlinear analysis programs utilize analytical models which include the concrete, reinforcing steel and prestressing steel and can predict the structural response of bridges, under initial and time dependent load histories, through their elastic, cracking, inelastic and ultimate ranges.

Five representative numerical examples are presented to illustrate some of the solutions which can be obtained using the Berkeley computer programs. Results obtained are compared with experimental results and those from other analytical solutions.

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    Alex C. Scordelis (Professor of Civil Engineering)

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  1. Civil Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

    Çetin Yilmaz (Associate Professor) & S. Tanvir Wasti (Professor) (Associate Professor) &  (Professor)

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Scordelis, A.C. (1984). Berkeley Computer Programs for the Analysis of Concrete Box Girder Bridges. In: Yilmaz, Ç., Wasti, S.T. (eds) Analysis and Design of Bridges. NATO ASI Series, vol 74. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6122-7_6

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