Steel Orthotropic Deck Design

[Catjacob]

Can anybody give me some guidance about the design of orthotropic deck design to BS 5400:3?

I have a look at 9.10.2 which deals with the design of stiffened flange and it seems that effect of buckling of the steel plate is not taken into accout...............

 

[Qshake]

Troitsky is the industry staple on orthotropic bridges. Perhaps there is something there that will aide your work. Unfortunately I am not familar with the British Standards.

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