The Design of Modern Steel Bridges - TEDI
The Design of Modern Steel Bridges - TEDI
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146 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Modern</strong> <strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Bridges</strong><br />
ðstb cos yttwÞsin yt<br />
<strong>The</strong> shear force resisted by tension field action is<br />
ðt t1Þbtw<br />
Equating<br />
st ¼<br />
ðt t1Þ<br />
sin yt cos yt<br />
Due to st, the pull on the flanges per unit length is<br />
and its vertical component is<br />
sttw sin yt<br />
sttw sin 2 yt<br />
ð5:43Þ<br />
<strong>The</strong> compressive force P tf on a vertical stiffener is equal to the vertical component<br />
<strong>of</strong> the total pull over length a on the flanges. Thus<br />
Ptf ¼ statw sin 2 yt<br />
t t1<br />
¼<br />
sin yt cos yt<br />
¼ðt t1Þatw tan yt<br />
atw sin 2 yt, using equation (5:43)<br />
ð5:44Þ<br />
<strong>The</strong> inclination <strong>of</strong> the membrane forces y t for the maximum shear resistance<br />
due to tension-field action has been found from parametric studies never to<br />
exceed p/4, nor does it exceed the angle <strong>of</strong> the diagonal <strong>of</strong> the web panel with<br />
the horizontal for aspect ratio a/b <strong>of</strong> the panel up to 3. Hence P tf can be taken as<br />
Ptf ¼ðt t1Þatw, or ðt t1Þbtw<br />
whichever is smaller.<br />
Due to st, the pull on an end vertical stiffener per unit height is<br />
and its horizontal component is<br />
sttw cos yt<br />
sttw cos 2 yt<br />
Assuming some end fixity, the bending moment on an end post is<br />
sttw cos 2 b<br />
yt<br />
2<br />
10<br />
¼ 1<br />
10 ðt t1Þtwb 2 cot yt<br />
from equation (5.43).<br />
From parametric studies for the maximum shear resistance due to tensionfield<br />
action, an upper band for cot y t was found to be 80/y d, where y d is the<br />
inclination <strong>of</strong> the diagonal <strong>of</strong> the web panel with the horizontal in degrees. <strong>The</strong><br />
design bending moment M y on an end stiffener can thus be expressed as<br />
My ¼ 8ðt t1Þtwb 2 =yd