University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A Study of Dynamic Response of Cantilever Highway Bridges

Huang, Tseng; Veletsos, A.S.

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SRS-206.pdf

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/13747

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Title
A Study of Dynamic Response of Cantilever Highway Bridges
Author(s)
  • Huang, Tseng
  • Veletsos, A.S.
Issue Date
1960-10
Keyword(s)
  • dynamic structural response
  • highway bridges
Date of Ingest
2009-09-15T15:03:52Z
Abstract
The results of an analytical investigation are presented to illustrate the nature of the dynamic effects produced by moving vehicles in highway bridges of the cantilever type. In the analysis the bridge is represented by a beam with distributed flexibility and seven concentrated point masses, and the vehicle is represented by a smoothly moving, single-axle, sprung load. The parameters investigated include the speed of the vehicle, the stiffness of the vehicle suspension in comparison to the stiffness of the bridge, and the limiting interleaf friction in the springs of the vehicle. It is shown that cantilever bridges are more susceptible to vibration than continuous bridges of the same general proportions.
Publisher
University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Series/Report Name or Number
Civil Engineering Studies SRS-206
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Technical Report
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/13747
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
  • The Division of Highways. State of Illinois.
  • The U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Public Roads.

Owning Collections

Civil Engineering Studies: Structural Research Series PRIMARY