I am doing an assessment of a bridge which has span 1 & 4 Prestressed Beams and Span 2 & 3 Post Tensioned Beams. The beams at intermediate supports are sitting on rubber bearing pads.
I have modelled the bridge as 2D Grillage.Do I need to model the hogging section properties for the beams over the intermediate supports?
How do i model the stiffness for rubber bearing pads in my model.
Any help would be great.
I have modelled the bridge as 2D Grillage.Do I need to model the hogging section properties for the beams over the intermediate supports?
How do i model the stiffness for rubber bearing pads in my model.
Any help would be great.