Open AccessExperimental Study on the Effect of Cross Bracing on the Behaviour of Composite Bridges
Author(s) -
Badria A. M. Fageer,
Abdalla Khogali Ahmed,
Osama M. A. Daoud
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1858-7313
DOI - 10.52981/fjes.v9i1.651
Subject(s) - bracing , structural engineering , composite number , engineering , scale (ratio) , geotechnical engineering , forensic engineering , materials science , brace , composite material , geography , cartography
In this paper the results of an experimental program were presented to show the effect of cross bracing on the behavior of composite bridges. Two types of models were prepared in the laboratories of the American University in Cairo Egypt. These models were chosen to be one tenth scale of the model of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Deflections and strains were measured for each model according to the set of bracing and comparisons were made to show the effect of bracing.