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Bearing Stiffeners - Nominal Bending resistance?

Thread starter curvbridger
Start date Sep 10, 2002

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Sep 10, 2002

curvbridger

Civil/Environmental

I am following AASHTO LRFD (1998) section 6.9.2. I need to define Mr.

In the LFRD code (1998) article 6.12.1 refers to H-shaped members. What the devil is being referred to here? Is this an I-shape that we've renamed after turning it on its side?

I probably need double or triple stiffeners for this particular bridge. Is the above section the place for defining the flexural resistance? The buckling/stifness code provisions in this code make me dizzy!! [dazed]