Continuous-Beam Bridges
Articles 12.1 and 12.3 recommended use of continuity for multispan bridges. Advantages over simply supported spans include less weight, greater stiffness, […]
Structural Steel
Continuous Trusses
Many river crossings do not require more than one truss span to meet navigational requirements. Nevertheless, continuous trusses have made possible
Contemporary Methods of Inelastic Analysis
Just as the conventional matrix stiffness method of analysis (Art. 3.39) may be modified to directly include the influences of second-order
Connections for Simple Beams
End connections of beams to their supports are classified as simple-beam, fully restrained, and partially restrained connections. Simple, or conventional,
Connections for Bracing
The lateral force-resisting system of large buildings is sometimes provided by a vertical truss with connections such as that in
Constructability
Sometimes, unnecessary problems develop during construction of a bridge that could have easily been prevented with an appropriate design. Also, the
Concrete Fill on Metal Deck
The most prevalent type of floor deck used with steel frames is concrete fill on metal deck. The metal deck consists
Concentrically Loaded Compression Members
These provisions are for members in which the resultant of all loads is an axial load passing through the effective section
Composite Steel and Concrete Spans
Simple span bridges with steel beams and concrete deck are sometimes designed on the basis of composite action. Specific provisions are