Date of Award
1989
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Arockiasamy, Madasamy
Abstract
The feasibility of the use of precast prestressed concrete multi-box beams with transverse post tensioning is examined for a medium span bridge system based on analytical and experimental studies on a 1:2.5 scale model. Constant amplitude fatigue loading was applied on the model at typical locations simulating HS20-44 AASHTO truck loading. The performance of the bridge system was evaluated in terms of deflections, strains in the concrete, wheel load distribution, and behavior of longitudinal joints with increasing number of cycles of fatigue loading. A grillage analysis of the bridge system was carried out to predict the elastic behavior and the cracking moments and the results compared with the experimental values.
Extent
102 p.
Recommended Citation
Kozhikote, Ramkumar P., "Analytical and experimental studies on the static and fatigue behavior of precast prestressed concrete multibox beam bridge system" (1989). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 688.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/688
Identifier
FADT14512
Comments
College of Engineering and Computer Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1989.|College of Engineering and Computer Science