Analysis and Design of Steel Plate Diaphragm
Analysis and Design of Steel Plate Diaphragm
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Can anybody recommend a good reference book about the analysis and design of minor elements of a steel bridge, e.g. diaphragm over bearing, stifferners........
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RE: Analysis and Design of Steel Plate Diaphragm
I've never come across anything for end diaphragms (unless you're assuming it's a primary member as in a curved structure). I just place one or two wheel loads (depending on the stringer spacing), apply 30% impact, and design it as a simple span beam
RE: Analysis and Design of Steel Plate Diaphragm
If you are in an earthquake zone you will have to design these diaphragms and connections for the loading.
I have also used these end diphragms for future bearing replacement and thus design them for jacking loads.
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VOD