Parametric Study of Stiffeners in Steel Composite Tub Girders

  • Authors

    • Silpa Pushpangadan
    • Arjun S. Menon
    • A Sofi
    2018-07-04
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.6.14940
  • Closed section, stiffeners, Deflection, stress study.

  • Closed structural sections (rectangular, circular, trapezoidal shape) possess high rotational rigidity compared to open sections like I girder. For highly curved bridges, closed sections with high torsional rigidity is an absolute choice. This paper suggests the use of steel – composite Tub girder instead of concrete I girder in rail bridges. Stiffeners were used to strengthen the girder. Deflection and stress study has been done for the entire girder on various thickness of stiffeners under different loading.

     

     

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    Pushpangadan, S., S. Menon, A., & Sofi, A. (2018). Parametric Study of Stiffeners in Steel Composite Tub Girders. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(3.6), 64-67. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.6.14940