Optimised reinforcement patterns for short span bridges

• Main Authors: Teo, Wee, Muller, Gerald, McKeown, John
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: TG Bridge engineering; TH Building construction; TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/1584/1/IABSE.doc; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/1584/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Reinforced concrete beams with adjusted reinforcement, i.e. beams with an ‘optimised’ reinforcement layout which follows the principle stress trajectories of an elastic beam, have been found to give substantial increases in load capacity compared with simple beams without stirrups. At Queen’s Univer...