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at that point, <strong>and</strong>/or (b) to anchor a tension field in the end panel of<br />

the web. These functions are in addition to the normal one of acting as<br />

a bearing stiffener to resist the reaction force. An end-post should be<br />

double-sided, with stiffening material added symmetrically either side<br />

of the web. It should extend the full depth between flanges.<br />

(a) Twist resistance<br />

This function of an end-post is important in relation to lateral-torsional<br />

buckling. A deep slender beam will be less prone to this if the top<br />

flange is positively held from moving sideways over the points of support.<br />

One way is to properly secure the bottom flange at these positions, <strong>and</strong><br />

prevent distortion of the web (<strong>and</strong> hence top flange movement) by<br />

providing a properly designed end-post. For such an end-post to be<br />

effective, the inertia Iep of its section about the mid-plane of the web<br />

should satisfy the following requirement:<br />

(8.27)<br />

where d=depth of web between flanges or tongue plates, t f =thickness of<br />

top-flange, R=reaction at the end of the span considered under factored<br />

loading, <strong>and</strong> S W=total factored loading on the span.<br />

(b) Tension-field anchor<br />

It is only permissible to take advantage of tension-field action in an end<br />

panel of a web, if a suitable end-post is provided to react against the<br />

tension-field force. This may comprise a conventional bearing stiffener<br />

over the reaction point, together with a second stiffener, such that with<br />

the included piece of web they effectively form a short vertical beam<br />

(EP in Figure 8.12). This ‘beam’, spanning between the girder flanges,<br />

has to resist the horizontal component of the pull from the tension<br />

field. It must be designed to resist the action-effects arising from this<br />

pull, namely a moment M <strong>and</strong> a shear-force V both acting in the plane<br />

of the web. The values of these under factored loading may be estimated<br />

as follows (based on the Cardiff work):<br />

(8.28)<br />

M=0.1dV (8.29)<br />

where: q=mean shear stress acting in the end-panel of the web (under<br />

factored loading), based on the full area of the web-plate <strong>and</strong> tongue-<br />

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