Comparative Highway Bridge Design
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open in viewerThis project outlines the design of both a steel and concrete girder system and their respective components (piers, abutments, bearings, expansion joints, etc.) for a typical highway overpass. Each system was compared on the premise of initial cost, life-cycle cost and constructability. The project was aided by the use of AASHTO LFRD Bridge Design Specifications, a series of bridge engineering handbooks, and RISA's structural engineering software, in addition to many other sources. The goal of this project was to implement our research though a hands on design and derive an analysis of construction and life-cycle cost to determine a cost effective solution for two common types of bridge designs.
- This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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- E-project-022608-180459
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- 2008
- Date created
- 2008-02-26
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- Major
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