Abstract
Curvature greatly complicates the behavior of curved plate girders used in bridges. This paper presents a theoretically pure analytical model that can be used to predict the transverse displacement and induced plate bending stresses of curved I-shaped plate girder web panels subjected to bending. Several boundary conditions are demonstrated and compared, and the finite-element method is used to verify the closed-form solutions. The effects of curvature on the elastic buckling behavior of curved web panels is also presented. Furthermore, a comprehensive literature review is presented, including numerous Japanese publications not readily available to American researchers.
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