The Analysing of Coupled Bending Tosion and Shear-Lag of Curved Box Girder Bridge Considering Prestress and Initial Curvature

Abstract

Based on the theory of thin-walled curved bar and considered the impact of initial curvature and prestress on the vertical flexure, the shear lag warp displacement function is replenished on the basic deformation of the curved box girder flange plate, for which the longitudinal dispersive function is utilized. According to the energy functional differential methods, the coupled bending tosion and shear lag of elasticity governing differential equations of curved prestressed box girder are deduced with different boundary conditions in considering prestress and initial curvature. The numerical solution is gained by Galerlein method. The calculated value of this article coincides well with the value of the experiment and finite-element method. It builds the theory analysing basic of shear lag effect of curved box girder bridge considering prestress and initial curvature.