Title:
Free-Edge and Obtuse-Corner Shear in Reinforced Concrete Skew Bridge Decks
Author(s):
Denby Grey Morrison and Gustav R. Weich
Publication:
Structural Journal
Volume:
84
Issue:
1
Appears on pages(s):
3-9
Keywords:
bridge decks; deflection; elastic properties; plastic analysis; limit design method; models; moments; reinforced concrete; stiffness; reinforcing steels; shear strength; skew bridges; structural analysis; tests; Structural Research
DOI:
10.14359/2726
Date:
1/1/1987
Abstract:
To study the significance of observed inclined cracks and calculated shear concentrations in an existing road-over-rail 50-deg skew bridge deck, two quarter-scale models were tested in the laboratory. The main variables in the tests were reinforcement ratio at midspan and stirrups along the free edge.