Dawood, A., Abdul-Razzaq, K., Abdulsahib, W. (2023). Torsional Strength of Horizontally Curved Continuous Reinforced Concrete Box Girder Bridges. , 42(5), 460-471. doi: 10.30684/etj.2023.142438.1533
Asala A. Dawood; Khattab S. Abdul-Razzaq; Wael S. Abdulsahib. "Torsional Strength of Horizontally Curved Continuous Reinforced Concrete Box Girder Bridges". , 42, 5, 2023, 460-471. doi: 10.30684/etj.2023.142438.1533
Dawood, A., Abdul-Razzaq, K., Abdulsahib, W. (2023). 'Torsional Strength of Horizontally Curved Continuous Reinforced Concrete Box Girder Bridges', , 42(5), pp. 460-471. doi: 10.30684/etj.2023.142438.1533
Dawood, A., Abdul-Razzaq, K., Abdulsahib, W. Torsional Strength of Horizontally Curved Continuous Reinforced Concrete Box Girder Bridges. , 2023; 42(5): 460-471. doi: 10.30684/etj.2023.142438.1533

Torsional Strength of Horizontally Curved Continuous Reinforced Concrete Box Girder Bridges

Engineering and Technology Journal
Volume 42, Issue 5, May 2024, Pages 460-471    PDF (1.95 M)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.30684/etj.2023.142438.1533
Authors
Asala A. Dawood* 1; Khattab S. Abdul-Razzaq2; Wael S. Abdulsahib1
1Civil Engineering Dept., University of Technology-Iraq, Alsina’a street, 10066 Baghdad, Iraq.
2Civil Engineering Dept., University of Diyala, Iraq.
Abstract
The horizontally curved box girder bridges are considered important nowadays because of their low cost compared to the load capacity and torsion moments that they can carry. This study presents a finite element analysis of a continuous box girder bridge using CSI finite element bridge software. Three spans with 40 m length, 12.5 m width, and 2.3 m height are studied. The analysis included different radii of curvature with different loading locations along the transverse direction of a cross-section. Several conclusions were reached, the most important of which is that the torsional moments in the outer face are superior to the inner face, even when loading near the inner face. That is, the torsional moments are affected more by the radius of curvature amount than by the location of the load. In general, the maximum torsional moments increase with the decrease of the curvature radius in the outer face. Nevertheless, the maximum torsional moments decrease with the decrease of the curvature radius in the inner face, except for the case of the curvature radius of 100 m. That can be attributed to the fact that the radius of curvature in this case is considered sharp, resulting in high torsional moments.

Highlights
  • The effect of horizontal curvature on continuous box girder bridges, including load position impact, was studied.
  • Torsional moments on the outer face exceeded the inner face, even for loads near the inner face.
  • Increasing curvature raised outer face torsion but lowered inner face torsion, except with very sharp curvatures.
Keywords
Concrete; Continuous box girder; CSI bridge finite element software; Horizontal curvature; Torsional moments
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