GUYON-MASSONNET-BARES METHOD
SUMMARY AND WORKED EXAMPLE
Starting from the knowledge of the parameters q and a, the amplification factor K
of bending moment with respect to the mean value can be evaluated by means of the
following curve fitting relationship:
K a K 0 K1 K 0 a
K0 = amplification factor with respect to the mean value for a = 0 (provided also
in original GMB tables)
K1 = amplification factor with respect to the mean value for a = 1 (provided
also in original GMB tables)
Closed form solution:
K0
2b
2 cosh b y cos b y senh 2b cos b e cosh b e
senh 2 2b sen 2 2b
sen2b cosh b e cos b e cosh b y senb y senhb y cos b y
senh2bsenb e cosh b e cos b e senhb e sen 2b
senhb e cos b e cosh b e senb e
b = theoretical halph-width of the bridge deck
2b nL d L
b 2
n = number of longitudinal girders
L
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K1
cosh senh cosh q q senh senh q
2 senh 2
R R
Q Q
3 senh cosh 3 senh cosh
R cosh senh cosh q q senh senh q
R cosh senh cosh q q senh senh q
Q 2 senh cosh senh q q senh cosh q
Q 2 senh cosh senh q q senh cosh q
y
b
e
b
The above formulations can be applied provided that y<e; however the
same relationships can be applied also for y>e taking care of changing
the sign of both y and e.
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GUYON-MASSONNET-BARES METHOD
Regarding the bending actions occurring in the cross-girders, the following
relationships have to be applied:
a 0 1 0 a
4
x T
M a p b d T sen
L
0
1
1
2 senhb y senb y senh 2b cos b e
2
2
2q senh 2b sen 2b
cosh b e sen 2b cosh b e cos b e cosh b y senb y
senhb y cos b ysenh 2bsenb e cosh b e cos b e senhb e
sen 2bsenhb e cos b e cosh b e senb e
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METODO DI GUYON-MASSONNET-BARES
1
cosh 3senh coshq q senh senh q
1
4 senh 2
3 senh cosh
cosh senhcoshq q senh senhq
3 senh cosh
cosh senhq q senh coshq
3 senh cosh
2senh cosh senhq q senh coshq
3 senh cosh
cosh senh cosh q q senh senh q
The above formulations can be applied provided that y<e; however the
same relationships can be applied also for y>e taking care of changing
the sign of both y and e.
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WORKED EXAMPLE: GMB METHOD
0.75
0.75
Bridge deck section
Longitudinal span: L=20 m
Longitudinal girders: HSE 800
Girder spacing: 2.50 m
Cross-girders: 2 C 400x100x10
Cross-girder spacing: 6.67 m
Slab thickness: 18 cm
Section at bearings
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Longitudinal girders HSE800 with concrete slab
section height (mm)
790
top flange width (mm)
300
top flange thickness (mm)
28
bottom flange width (mm)
300
bottom flange thickness (mm)
web depth (mm)
28
734
web thickness (mm)
concrete slab width (mm)
14
2500
Evaluation of the flexural stiffness of
longitudinal girders
y is the distance with respect to the lower edge of the section
n is the modular ratio
Aeq.i is the equivalent area of steel
Seq is the equivalent static moment with respect to the lower edge of the section
Io is the moment of inertia with respect to its own centroidal axis
Ii is the moment of inertia with respect to the lower edge of the section
concrete slab thickness (mm)
180
yG is the distance between the centroidal axis and the lower edge
connection bulb width (mm)
300
Aeq is the equivalent area of steel
connection bulb thickness (mm)
100
Ieq is the equivalent moment of inertia
cubic strength of concrete fck (MPa)
elastic modulus of concrete Ecm (MPa)
elastic modulus of steel Ea (MPa)
modular ratio for short term loading
rectangle
25
31476
yG
81.06
cm
210000
Aeq
997.55
cm2
986280.80
cm4
6.67
b (cm)
Ieq
h (cm)
y (cm)
Aeq.i
(cm2)
Seq
(cm3)
Io
(cm4)
Ii (cm4)
30.0
2.8
1.4
1.00
84.0
117.6
54.9
219.5
1.5
73.4
39.5
1.00
110.1
4349.0
49430.9
221214.4
30.0
2.8
77.6
1.00
84.0
6518.4
54.9
505882.7
30.0
10.0
84.0
6.67
45.0
3777.1
374.7
317650.8
250.0
18.0
98.0
6.67
674.5
66099.2
18211.0
6495931.9
997.547
80861.24
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Evaluation of the flexural stiffness of cross-girders
cross beams 2C400X100X10
flange width of channel (mm)
100
flange thickness of channel (mm)
10
height of channel (mm)
400
web thickness of channel (mm)
rectangle
b (cm)
h (cm)
10
y (cm)
Aeq.i
(cm2)
Seq
(cm3)
Io
(cm4)
Ii (cm4)
10.0
1.0
0.5
1.0
10.0
5.0
0.8
3.3
1.0
38.0
20.0
1.0
38.0
760.0
4572.7
19772.7
10.0
1.0
39.5
1.0
10.0
395.0
0.8
15603.3
58
1160
yG
20.00
cm
Aeq (single channel)
58.00
cm2
12179.33
cm4
116.00
cm2
24358.67
cm4
Ieq (single channel)
Aeq (cross beam)
Ieq (cross beam)
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Evaluation of the unit flexural stiffness of
longitudinal girders and cross-girders
elastic modulus of steel
210000
MPa
spacing between longitudinal girders
250
cm
spacing between cross-beams
667
cm
inertia of longitudinal girders
inertia of cross beams
unit flexural stiffness of longitudinal girders (Dx)
986280.80
cm4
24358.67
cm4
828475873356.18
kN m
7669145427.29
kN m
unit flexural stiffness of cross beams (Dy)
Dx = EIL/dL unit flexural
stiffness of longitudinal girders
Dy = EIT/dT unit flexural
stiffness of cross-girders
Evaluation of the transversal flexural deformability parameter
number of longitudinal girders
theoretical width of deck
theoretical half width
bridge span
transversal flexural deformability parameter (theta)
1000
cm
500
cm
20
Dx
Dy
0.81
Evaluation of the torsion parameter
elastic modulus of concrete
31476
concrete slab thickness
18
Poisson ratio of concrete
0.2
unit stiffness of concrete slab (D)
15934626894
torsion parameter (alpha)
0.200
MPa
cm
kN m
D y D x D xy D yx
2H
x y
2 Dx D y
2 Dx D y
In the examined case:
D xy D yx
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Ec t c3
121 v 2
Ec t c3
121 v 2
Dx D y
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Evaluation of the amplification factor with respect to the mean value for the
computation of bending moment and shear force in the edge longitudinal girder
e/b
K0
K1
Ka
-1
-0.3347
0.1634
-0.1666
-0.9
-0.3115
0.1872
-0.1432
-0.8
-0.2874
0.2137
-0.1183
-0.7
-0.2606
0.2451
-0.0899
-0.6
-0.2279
0.2836
-0.0552
-0.5
-0.1849
0.331
-0.0108
-0.4
-0.1264
0.3893
0.0476
-0.3
-0.0465
0.4602
0.1245
-0.2
0.0614
0.5457
0.2249
-0.1
0.2039
0.6477
0.3537
1.5
0.3874
0.7678
0.5158
0.1
0.6175
0.9072
0.7152
2.5
0.2
0.8979
1.0665
0.9548
0.3
1.23
1.2451
1.2351
0.4
1.6111
1.4401
1.5534
0.5
2.0335
1.6458
1.9027
0.6
2.4827
1.8515
2.2697
0.7
2.9355
2.0396
2.6332
0.8
3.3602
2.1844
2.9634
0.9
3.753
2.286
3.2579
4.136
2.3709
3.5403
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Influence line of amplification
factor for edge girder
-1
1
0.75
0.5
0.25
0 -0.5 -0.25
-0.5
-0.75
-1
0
0.5
3.5
4
Ko
K1
Ka
4.5
y/b=0.75 for the edge
longitudinal girder
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Evaluation of the bending moment in the
edge longitudinal girder due to traffic loads
Bridge longitudinal span (m)
Crowd loading: 5.0 kN/mq
q4= 5.0 x 0.75 = 3.75 kN/m
q4
q1
q2
20
Axle load of tandem system - lane 1 (kN)
300
Axle load of tandem system - lane 2 (kN)
200
Axle load of tandem system - lane 3 (kN)
100
Uniform load - lane 1 (kN/m2)
Uniform load - lane 2 (kN/m2)
2.5
Uniform load - lane 2 (kN/m2)
2.5
Width of notional lane (m)
1
0,75
2,5
2,5
2,5
7,5
0,75
0,75
Equivalent uniform load - lane 1 (kN/m)
83.4
Equivalent uniform load - lane 2 (kN/m)
45.1
Equivalent uniform load - lane 3 (kN/m)
26.3
e1 2.25
1.9027 1.5534
0.45 K 1
1.7281
b 5.00
2
3,75
0,75
e
0.75
0.2249 0.3537
e2 2
0.15 K 1
0.2893
b
5.00
2
e
4.125
3.2579 2.9634
e4 4
0.825 K 4 2.9634
3.037
b
5.00
4
Equivalent uniform load and maximum bending moment for the edge longitudinal
girder:
q eqL2 42.14 20 2
83.4
45.1
3.75
q eq 1.7281
0.2893
3.037
42.14 kN/m M max
2107 kNm
4
4
4
8
8
3,75
2,25
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Evaluation of bending moment in the mid-span of cross-girders
e/b
mu0
mu1
mua
-1
-0.0893
-0.0266
-0.0681
-0.9
-0.0761
-0.0254
-0.059
-0.8
-0.0626
-0.024
-0.0496
-0.7
-0.0484
-0.0221
-0.0396
-0.6
-0.0328
-0.0191
-0.0282
-0.5
-0.0148
-0.0143
-0.0146
-0.4
0.0067
-0.0066
0.0022
-0.3
0.0328
0.0056
0.0236
-0.2
0.0648
0.0242
0.0511
-0.1
0.1034
0.0522
0.0862
0.1496
0.0938
0.1308
0.1
0.1034
0.0522
0.0862
0.2
0.0648
0.0242
0.0511
0.3
0.0328
0.0056
0.0236
0.4
0.0067
-0.0066
0.0022
0.5
-0.0148
-0.0143
-0.0146
0.6
-0.0328
-0.0191
-0.0282
0.7
-0.0484
-0.0221
-0.0396
0.8
-0.0626
-0.024
-0.0496
0.9
-0.0761
-0.0254
-0.059
-0.0893
-0.0266
-0.0681
Influence line of factor
for bending moment in midspan of cross-beams
-0.15
-0.1
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0.5
0.25
-0.05
0
-0.25
-0.5
-0.75
-1
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
muo
mu1
mua
0.2
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Evaluation of bending moment in cross-girders
M [Link]
4
x T
p b d T sen
1.50
e
-0.30
5.00
b min
1.50
e
0.30
b max 5.00
20.0236 0.0511 0.0862 0.1308 0.4526
0.4526
medio
0.065
7
4
M [Link] 0.065 83.4 5.00 6.67 sin 199.35 kNm
3
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