Structural Behavior of a Two Span Reinforced Concrete Box Girder Bridge Model. Volume I. Design,Construction,Instrumentation and Loading,

摘要

A detailed study of the instrumentation,construction and testing of a large scale two span,four cell reinforced concrete box girder model is presented. The selection of the model scale,the choice and location of instrumentation,and the system of data acquisition are discussed. A loading schedule incorporating the various types of loading,support conditions and stress levels is described. Results of control tests on steel and concrete are given. The two main theories for analyzing box girder bridge behavior, i.e.,the folded plate and finite element methods,are briefly described with reference to the bridge model of the present study. Presentation and interpretation of the test data from the experimental program are not treated in this volume,but will be presented in Volume 2. (BPR)