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Pot bearings on curved girder bridge
VOD, Thank you for your prompt reply, one further question, at what angle should I place my fixed bearing, should that be at a tangent with the curve as well? TP- tphel
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- Forum: Bridge engineering
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Pot bearings on curved girder bridge
I have a 5 span curved girder steel bridge with 125' end spans and 180' middle spans. The piers and abutments are all laid out radially and the third pier (or 4th support) is fixed while the remaining supports are expansion. I was wondering at what angle the guided pot bearings should be...- tphel
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- Forum: Bridge engineering
