Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1988

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Reddy, Dronnadula V.

Abstract

This thesis presents an experimental investigation of a 1: 20 scale acrylic model to study the behavior of a multicellular box beam bridge system. The design of a 1: 2 scale concrete model is presented in the early part of the thesis. The acrylic model was tested under simulated AASHTO HS 20-44 loading. The load distribution characteristics of the bridge system was evaluated based on the strains and deflections at various points on the bridge model. The experimental results are presented by transverse distribution curves of strains and deflections for various load locations. Grillage analysis of the bridge system was performed and the results compared well with the experimental values.

Extent

129 p.

Comments

College of Engineering and Computer Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1988.|College of Engineering and Computer Science

Identifier

FADT14445

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