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Analysis of Simply Supported Box Girder Bridges

Scordelis, Alex C.

UCB/SESM-1966/17, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1966-10, 123 pages (505/S386/1966)

The purpose of the investigation was to develop the first general computer program (based on elastic analysis) capable of determining displacements and internal forces in multi-celled, simply supported box girder bridges subjected to a variety of loading and boundary conditions.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/SEMM/SEMM-66-17.pdf (7 MB)