dabbler101
Structural
- Sep 21, 2005
- 8
Can someone help explain this section to me? I'm working on a 100' long single span bridge... Is this section pertinent to developing overturning forces on an abutment? The way I interpret the section is that for a simple span design this force will counter act some of the dead load of the superstructure, and depending on the load combination it may or may not lead to a more critical condition. Can someone explain what the theory behind locating the force at the "windward quarter point of the transverse superstructure width" is? And how locating at that point translates to an overturning force?