Structural Optimization of Steel Cantilever Used in Concrete Box Girder Bridge Widening

<div class="floats-full-page floats-full-page-other"><h2>Table 1</h2><div class="floats-full-page-caption">Steel cantilever mechanics parameter.</div><div class="floats-full-page-content"><table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="8"><hr /></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Load case</td><td align="center"><svg height="8.68572pt" id="M111" style="vertical-align:-0.0498209pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 12.9526 8.68572" width="12.9526pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M962 650H795L470 145L347 650H176L170 622C268 613 275 606 244 503L190 322C150 188 132 126 118 91C102 50 80 33 18 28L12 0H245L251 28C175 35 170 48 174 93C177 128 191 180 220 284L292 542H294C331 392 383 150 409 4H432L774 555H776L714 137C700 40 694 34 612 28L606 0H868L874 28C793 34 784 37 797 137L849 533C859 612 863 616 956 622L962 650Z" id="g113-78"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="985" vert-adv-y="985"></glyph.data></g></svg> (<svg height="11.927pt" id="M112" style="vertical-align:-3.291101pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 17.3119 11.927" width="17.3119pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M962 650H795L470 145L347 650H176L170 622C268 613 275 606 244 503L190 322C150 188 132 126 118 91C102 50 80 33 18 28L12 0H245L251 28C175 35 170 48 174 93C177 128 191 180 220 284L292 542H294C331 392 383 150 409 4H432L774 555H776L714 137C700 40 694 34 612 28L606 0H868L874 28C793 34 784 37 797 137L849 533C859 612 863 616 956 622L962 650Z" id="g113-78"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="985" vert-adv-y="985"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,12.22,3.132)"><path d="M245 635C92 635 37 457 37 312C37 149 91 -12 244 -12C395 -12 449 166 449 312C449 469 395 635 245 635ZM243 598C332 598 358 454 358 312C358 173 334 26 245 26C158 26 128 174 128 313S152 598 243 598Z" id="g50-49"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="487" vert-adv-y="487"></glyph.data></g></svg>) (kNm)</td><td align="center"><svg height="8.68572pt" id="M113" style="vertical-align:-0.0498209pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 8.02022 8.68572" width="8.02022pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M584 650H137L131 622C214 614 217 612 200 521L125 127C109 41 101 35 23 28L17 0H288L294 28C201 35 193 42 209 128L242 309H348C440 309 442 300 443 226H471L510 422H482C452 354 449 348 357 348H251L295 575C302 609 304 615 338 615H426C502 615 517 604 526 581C534 560 536 524 537 492L565 494C574 554 583 631 584 650Z" id="g113-71"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="607" vert-adv-y="607"></glyph.data></g></svg> (kN)</td><td align="center"><svg height="8.68572pt" id="M114" style="vertical-align:-0.0498209pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 8.15071 8.68572" width="8.15071pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M600 480C600 590 528 650 384 650H143L137 622C222 614 225 607 210 531L130 127C113 41 106 36 23 28L17 0H294L300 28C204 36 195 42 212 127L243 284L314 263C327 263 339 263 352 264C465 271 600 337 600 480ZM508 481C508 351 402 304 329 304C289 304 265 311 250 317L295 559C302 594 310 606 323 611C335 616 350 619 367 619C455 619 508 573 508 481Z" id="g113-81"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="617" vert-adv-y="617"></glyph.data></g></svg> (<svg height="11.927pt" id="M115" style="vertical-align:-3.291101pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 11.727 11.927" width="11.727pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M600 480C600 590 528 650 384 650H143L137 622C222 614 225 607 210 531L130 127C113 41 106 36 23 28L17 0H294L300 28C204 36 195 42 212 127L243 284L314 263C327 263 339 263 352 264C465 271 600 337 600 480ZM508 481C508 351 402 304 329 304C289 304 265 311 250 317L295 559C302 594 310 606 323 611C335 616 350 619 367 619C455 619 508 573 508 481Z" id="g113-81"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="617" vert-adv-y="617"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,6.656,3.132)"><path d="M245 635C92 635 37 457 37 312C37 149 91 -12 244 -12C395 -12 449 166 449 312C449 469 395 635 245 635ZM243 598C332 598 358 454 358 312C358 173 334 26 245 26C158 26 128 174 128 313S152 598 243 598Z" id="g50-49"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="487" vert-adv-y="487"></glyph.data></g></svg>) (kN)</td><td align="center">Cos <i>θ</i></td><td align="center">[<svg height="6.34998pt" id="M116" style="vertical-align:-0.2063899pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -6.14359 7.47218 6.34998" width="7.47218pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M548 455L523 469C505 448 490 439 461 439C416 439 374 447 316 447C144 447 23 310 23 161C23 47 89 -12 179 -12C312 -12 429 106 429 244C429 303 419 344 368 386L371 388C404 383 440 378 474 378C507 378 530 411 548 455ZM350 274C350 191 308 25 198 25C144 25 108 75 108 157C108 264 170 395 276 395C296 395 320 384 333 360C347 334 350 316 350 274Z" id="g113-240"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="565" vert-adv-y="565"></glyph.data></g></svg>] (MPa)</td><td align="center"><svg height="9.49473pt" id="M117" style="vertical-align:-0.2063999pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -9.28833 3.60972 9.49473" width="3.60972pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M238 681C243 705 239 712 230 712C217 712 156 682 75 674L70 648H105C148 648 153 641 144 598L39 110C18 11 35 -12 55 -12C90 -12 166 36 221 103L205 125C174 93 130 65 118 65C112 65 108 68 114 96L238 681Z" id="g113-109"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="269" vert-adv-y="269"></glyph.data></g></svg> (m)</td><td align="center"><svg height="9.14241pt" id="M118" style="vertical-align:-3.1815pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -5.96091 12.2751 9.14241" width="12.2751pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M536 404C536 423 520 448 491 448C445 448 398 404 308 283L286 338C255 416 242 448 217 448C182 448 138 402 92 341L111 321C149 368 169 378 178 378C188 378 198 363 214 320L254 212C185 117 138 65 107 65C98 65 85 69 82 75C79 82 73 86 65 86C44 86 23 60 23 39C23 7 44 -12 71 -12C119 -12 168 33 265 177L306 61C321 17 347 -12 373 -12C413 -12 465 33 507 96L491 119C459 84 432 60 413 60C395 60 378 92 358 148L321 250C341 279 369 310 389 332C417 363 439 382 456 382C466 382 475 376 481 368C486 361 492 358 496 358C513 358 536 381 536 404Z" id="g113-121"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="559" vert-adv-y="559"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,7.202,3.132)"><path d="M389 0V32C297 38 291 46 291 118V635C234 613 175 595 109 583V556L161 554C203 552 207 547 207 497V118C207 46 201 38 110 32V0H389Z" id="g50-50"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="487" vert-adv-y="487"></glyph.data></g></svg> (m)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="8"><hr /></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Dead load + live load</td><td align="center">555.43</td><td align="center">1430</td><td align="center">252.92</td><td align="center">0.25</td><td align="center">22.4</td><td align="center">1.226</td><td align="center">Lower limit 0.19</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="8"><hr /></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Self-weight</td><td align="center">181.95</td><td align="center">1430</td><td align="center">85.98</td><td align="center">0.25</td><td align="center">22.4</td><td align="center">1.226</td><td align="center">Upper limit 0.32</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="8"><hr class="tbody-hr" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div>

Table 1 | Structural Optimization of Steel Cantilever Used in Concrete Box Girder Bridge Widening

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