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Brace Effectiveness of Cross-frame Layout and Connection Design on Skewed Steel Bridges During Construction
dc.contributor.advisor | Bennett, Caroline R | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhou, Chenqi | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-01T01:13:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-11-01T01:13:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-08-31 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:16671 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/29709 | |
dc.description.abstract | The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT)'s current design practice is to align cross-frames parallel to the skew angle to avoid problems associated with fit-up during erection. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) provisions for bridges with skew angle greater than 20 degrees are based on the assumption that cross-frames are oriented perpendicular to the girder line. There is a potentially significant discrepancy between assumptions implicit in the AASHTO Specifications and bridges that are designed with cross-frames placed parallel to the skew for skew angles between 20 and 40 degrees. An analytical approach was chosen to study the effects of cross-frame orientation, spacing, skew angle, and connection design upon flange stresses, bridge stability, and cross-frame stresses. | |
dc.format.extent | 455 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | Copyright held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Civil engineering | |
dc.subject | brace | |
dc.subject | connection design | |
dc.subject | construction | |
dc.subject | cross-frame | |
dc.subject | skewed bridge | |
dc.subject | stability design | |
dc.title | Brace Effectiveness of Cross-frame Layout and Connection Design on Skewed Steel Bridges During Construction | |
dc.type | Dissertation | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Matamoros, Adolfo Benjamin | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Li, Jian | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Collins, William Norfleet | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Fang, Huazhen | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | Ph.D. | |
dc.identifier.orcid | ||
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
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