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Box-Girder Section Properties Analysis

This document provides properties and dimensions for the section of a box-girder bridge called the Dream Bridge. It includes: 1) Section properties calculated based on node coordinates, including area, moments of inertia, and centroid locations. 2) Section properties calculated by dividing the section into layers, including height, area, and moments of inertia. 3) A cross-section diagram of the section divided into layers showing thickness and width of each layer. 4) Standard torsional constant values for common cross-section shapes including box, square, rectangle, circle, T-section, and I-section.

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Box-Girder Section Properties Analysis

This document provides properties and dimensions for the section of a box-girder bridge called the Dream Bridge. It includes: 1) Section properties calculated based on node coordinates, including area, moments of inertia, and centroid locations. 2) Section properties calculated by dividing the section into layers, including height, area, and moments of inertia. 3) A cross-section diagram of the section divided into layers showing thickness and width of each layer. 4) Standard torsional constant values for common cross-section shapes including box, square, rectangle, circle, T-section, and I-section.

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00:28:19 09/09/2013

EXELTECH, INC.
615 2nd Ave. Suite 660
Seattle, WA 98024
tel. (206)623-9646

Project:

THE DREAM BRIDGE

Engineer:

Project #

9-Sep

Date:
Subject:

BOX-GIRDER SECTION

Checker:

Page:

Date:

PROPERTIES OF SECTION DESCRIBED BY NODES COORDINATES


Units:

m
Section Properties
About Centroidal Axis Parallel to Original Axis
=
1.054 deg
X-dim =
16 m
A=
9.62 m^2
Y-dim =
3.5 m
Xcg =
0.284 m
Sx(top) =
12.9 m^3
Ycg =
2.406 m
Sx(bot) =
5.9 m^3
Ixo =
14.1 m^4
Sy(left) =
19.3 m^3
Iyo =
150.1 m^4
Sy(right)=
18.3 m^3
Ixyo =
2.5 m^4

Nodes Coordinates
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33

X
0.000
-2.675
-2.675
-3.925
-7.500
-7.500
8.500
8.500
3.925
2.675
2.675
0.000
0.000
2.120
3.370
2.120
-2.120
-3.370
-2.120
0.000
0.000

Y
0.000
0.000
0.090
3.000
3.270
3.500
3.500
3.270
3.000
0.090
0.000
0.000
0.180
0.180
3.000
3.270
3.270
3.000
0.180
0.180
0.000

=
Ixp =
Iyp =
Ixyp =
J=

Section Properties About Principal Axis


1.054 deg
Sxp(top) =
11.4
14.1 m^4
Sxp(bot) =
5.8
150.2 m^4
Syp(left) =
19.3
0.0 m^4
Syp(right)=
18.2
164.3 m^4

m^3
m^3
m^3
m^3

12

-10

-8

-6

-4

-2

10

-3

-8

Engineer:

Sheet: Section_by_nodes

File: [Link]

00:28:19 09/09/2013

PROPERTIES OF SECTION DESCRIBED BY LAYERS (FROM TOP TO BOTTOM)


Units:
Layer No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37

Engineer:

in
Top
Bottom
Distance
Thickness
Width
Width
from top
49
49
1
0
49
10
3
1
10
6
2
4
6
6
33
6
6
25
3
39
25
25
5
42
25
23
1
47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

-30.0 -20.0 -10.0

Sheet: Section_by_layers

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0
0
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60

Elastic Section Properties


Height =
48.000 in
Area =
547.000 in^2
Ix = 172658.07 in^4
Yt =
24.406 in
Yb =
23.594 in
St =
7074.45 in^3
Sb =
7317.83 in^3
Iy = 28656.29 in^4

File: [Link]

00:28:19 09/09/2013
CROSS-SECTION PROPERTIES
Described by Layers (from top to bottom)

CROSS-SECTION
-40 -30 -20 -10

10

20

30

Section Title: 41" Deck Bulb Tee with 72" deck

40
0
-5

Units:
Section
Number
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

Engineer:

Thickness
of Layer
0.000
5.805
0.000
3.000
2.000
27.000
3.000
6.000

in
Width of
Section
72.00
72.00
51.00
12.00
8.00
8.00
27.00
27.00

-10

Dist. to
Section
from Top
0.000
5.805
5.805
8.805
10.805
37.805
40.805
46.805
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

-15
-20
-25
-30
-35
-40
-45
-50

Elastic Section Properties


Height =
46.805 in
Area =
962.96 in^2
I=
263132 in^4
Yt =
17.127 in
Yb =
29.678 in
St =
15363 in^3
Sb =
8866 in^3

Sheet: Section_by_layers_old

File: [Link]

00:28:20 09/09/2013

Torsional Constants for Common Sections (Ref. Roark)


ft

Units:
Thin Wall Box
K = 2tt1(a-t)2(b-t1)2/(at+bt1-t2-t12)

Torsional Constant

Average Stress

near midlength of short sides

s = T/(2t(a-t)(b-t1))
L = T/(2t1(a-t)(b-t1))

near midlength of long sides

Note: Use K/2 for concrete box-girders


a
b
t
t1
K
T
s

ft
ft
ft

15.65
5.5
1.333

ft
ft^4
kip-ft

0.75
408
1000

psi

15.64

psi

68.08

t1

Solid square
K = (2.25/16)a4
= 0.601*8T/a3

a - square side dimension


at midpoint of each side
a

a
K
T

ft
ft^4
kip-ft
psi

10
1406
1000
33.4

Solid rectangle
K = ab3[1/3-0.21b/a(1-b4/12a4)]
for a > b
= 3T/ab2[1+0.6095(b/a)+0.8865(b/a)2-1.8023(b/a)3+0.91(b/a)4]
a
b
b/a
K
T

ft
ft
ft^4
kip-ft
psi

6
3.5
0.583
55
1000
398.2

ft
ft^4
kip-ft
psi

3
127
1000
163.7

Solid Circle
K = R4/2
= 2T/R3
R
K
T

T-Section
K = K1+K2
K1 = ab3[1/3-0.21b/a(1-b4/12a4)]
K2 = cd3[1/3-0.105d/c(1-d4/192c4)]
a
b
c
d
K1
K2
K

ft
ft
ft
ft

8.5
3
3
3.5

ft^4

60

ft^4
ft^4

27
87

d
I - Section
a
K = 2K1+K2

K1 = ab3[1/3-0.21b/a(1-b4/12a4)]
K2 = (1/3)cd3

d
c

a
b
c
d
K1
K2
K

Engineer:

ft
ft
ft
ft

8.5
3
3
3.5

ft^4

60

ft^4
ft^4

43
162

b
a

Sheet: Torsion_Properties

File: [Link]

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