College

College of Engineering (COE)

Date of Last Revision

2023-05-03 17:05:38

Major

Civil Engineering - Cooperative Education

Honors Course

4300:497

Number of Credits

3

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science

Date of Expected Graduation

Spring 2020

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to conduct a study comparing the effectiveness of different cross frame orientations in lowering the deflection of the main stringers of a bridge. Three different orientations of cross frames were researched; vertical, angled with the superstructure webbing, and halfway-angled. All of these were studied when the stringers were placed directly under the superstructure and when the superstructure was placed outside of the stringers. Analysis was performed in a program called SAP 2000 to find the deflections along the stringers under different loading conditions. The results showed that when the superstructure was oriented over the stringers, the angle of the cross frame with respect to the webbing made no difference in deflection. However, when the superstructure was located outside of the main stringers, the deflection of the bridge was lowered the closer the cross frames were to the angle of the webbing.

Research Sponsor

David Roke

First Reader

Anil Patnaik

Second Reader

Stephen Duirk

Honors Faculty Advisor

Qindan Huang

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