Print Email Facebook Twitter The development of a 3D-FEM for the Design of Bridge Surfacings Title The development of a 3D-FEM for the Design of Bridge Surfacings Author Huurman, M. (TU Delft OLD Road and Railway Engineering) Medani, TO (TU Delft OLD Road and Railway Engineering) Scarpas, Athanasios (TU Delft Pavement Engineering) Kasbergen, C. (TU Delft Pavement Engineering) Date 2003 Abstract The life span of surfacings for orthotropic steel deck bridges is often limited.There is no universally accepted method for the design of surfacings. However,some theories to estimate the stresses/strains in the different layers are available.These theories are almost all based on one or both of the following assumptions:1. Linear strain gradient in the asphalt and the steel.2. The gradient of strain through the depth of the asphalt and steel are equal.Measurements disagree with both assumptions. More realistic theories are thusrequired to enable the design of steel deck surfacings. In this paper thedevelopment of such models are discussed. These models agree with themeasurements and as such will help to design surfacing with a longer life span. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0363d3ad-859f-4750-b9ed-aeab4ec3db07 Publisher The National Academies, Washington DC Source 82nd Annual Meeting Transport Research Bord 2003 Event 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board 2003, 2003-01-12 → 2003-01-16, Washington DC Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2003 M. Huurman, TO Medani, Athanasios Scarpas, C. Kasbergen Files PDF Development_of_a_3D_FEM_f ... ridges.pdf 819.04 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:0363d3ad-859f-4750-b9ed-aeab4ec3db07/datastream/OBJ/view