Unconventional Bearing Capacity Analysis and Optimization of Multicell Box Girders

Table 1

Comparative analysis of results of the two-cell box girder.

Plate of two-cell girder	Deformation and stress parameters of two-cell girder
	Deflection (mm)		Reduction (%)	von Mises stress (kN/cm^2)		Reduction (%)
	Figure 1	Optimized		Figure 1	Optimized
1*	0.30	0.17	76.4	4.8	3.6	33.3
2*	1.10	0.27	400.0	13.2	12.1	9.1
3	3.26	1.86	75.3	55.1	45.8	20.0
6	0.09	0.03	300.0	3.6	2.5	44.0
7	0.40	0.28	42.8	7.8	6.4	21.8

∗Values for plates 1 and 2 are identical to those for plates 4 and 5, respectively.