Research Article
Life-Cycle Management Strategy on Steel Girders in Bridges
Table 4
Moments and shears due to live load (
and
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| | Girder no. | Position | Left lane | Right lane | Both lanes | | Mean (kNm) | Mean (kN) | C.O.V. | Mean (kNm) | Mean (kN) | C.O.V. | Mean (kNm) | Mean (kN) | C.O.V. |
| | 1 | Mid span | 2,333.46 | — | 0.24 | 567.56 | — | 0.33 | 2,720.61 | — | 0.23 | | 1 | End of cover plate | 815.24 | — | 198.29 | — | 950.50 | — | | 1 | Support | — | 333.35 | — | 81.08 | — | 388.66 |
| | 2 | Mid span | 2,390.08 | — | 0.18 | 998.17 | — | 0.23 | 3,247.35 | — | 0.18 | | 2 | End of cover plate | 835.02 | — | 348.73 | — | 1,134.52 | — | | 2 | Support | — | 341.44 | — | 142.6 | — | 463.91 |
| | 3 | Mid span | 1,786.97 | — | 0.19 | 1,735.61 | — | 0.19 | 3,356.65 | — | 0.19 | | 3 | End of cover plate | 624.31 | — | 606.37 | — | 1,172.71 | — | | 3 | Support | — | 255.28 | — | 247.94 | — | 479.52 |
| | 4 | Mid span | 1,107.47 | — | 0.23 | 2,413.79 | — | 0.18 | 3,356.65 | — | 0.19 | | 4 | End of cover plate | 386.92 | — | 843.30 | — | 1,172.71 | — | | 4 | Support | — | 158.21 | — | 344.84 | — | 479.52 |
| | 5 | Mid span | 654.47 | — | 0.27 | 2,440.12 | — | 0.22 | 2,920.77 | — | 0.21 | | 5 | End of cover plate | 228.65 | — | 852.50 | — | 1,020.43 | — | | 5 | Support | — | 93.50 | — | 348.59 | — | 417.25 |
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C.O.V.: coefficient of variation.
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