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Research Article

Life-Cycle Management Strategy on Steel Girders in Bridges

Table 4

Moments and shears due to live load ( and ).
Girder no.PositionLeft laneRight laneBoth lanes
Mean (kNm)Mean (kN)C.O.V. Mean (kNm)Mean (kN)C.O.V. Mean (kNm)Mean (kN)C.O.V.
1Mid span2,333.46—0.24567.56—0.332,720.61—0.23
1End of cover plate815.24—198.29—950.50—
1Support—333.35—81.08—388.66
2Mid span2,390.08—0.18998.17—0.233,247.35—0.18
2End of cover plate835.02—348.73—1,134.52—
2Support—341.44—142.6—463.91
3Mid span1,786.97—0.191,735.61—0.193,356.65—0.19
3End of cover plate624.31—606.37—1,172.71—
3Support—255.28—247.94—479.52
4Mid span1,107.47—0.232,413.79—0.183,356.65—0.19
4End of cover plate386.92—843.30—1,172.71—
4Support—158.21—344.84—479.52
5Mid span654.47—0.272,440.12—0.222,920.77—0.21
5End of cover plate228.65—852.50—1,020.43—
5Support—93.50—348.59—417.25
C.O.V.: coefficient of variation.