EngineeringCivil EngineeringBridge EngineeringStructural AnalysisStructural EngineeringBending Of BeamsBridge DesignBridge Structural AnalysisStrain AnalysisStructural DesignStructural MechanicsBridge Load AnalysisDeflection CalculationGirder Design
THREE COMPUTER PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED BASED ON ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES OF THE SLOPE DEFLECTION FOURIER SERIES PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED UNDER THIS HP&R STUDY. THE COBRA ORTHOTROPIC BRIDGE ANALYSIS) SLOP DEFLECTION COMPUTER PROGRAMS CAN BE USED TO ANALYZE A STATICALLY LOADED CURVED BRIDGE STRUCTURE. GIRDER DEFLECTIONS, ROTATIONS, AND INTERNAL FORCES ARE DETERMINED BY EACH OF THE THREE BASIC PROGRAMS. A STRESS OR STRAIN SUBROUTINE MAY BE INCLUDED TO COMPUTE STRESSES AND STRAINS THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE. COMPOSITE OR NONCOMPOSITE GIRDER-SLAB ACTION MAY BE SPECIFIED. ANY NUMBER OF CONCENTRATED LOADS MAY BE APPLIED, REFERENCED TO ANY RADIUS AND ANGLE OF THE BRIDGE COORDINATES. A UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOAD MAY BE SUPERIMPOSED OVER THE CONCENTRATED LOADING IF DESIRED. /BPR/