
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Design curves for stiffened flanges used in steel box girder bridges
P.S. Ferreira
Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro and ICIST,
Setubal, Portugal
F. Virtuoso
Technical University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico, DECivil-ICIST, Lisbon, Portugal
ABSTRACT: This paper presents a design method for stiffened flanges used in steel box girder bridges based
on a set of design curves that take into account all relevant parameters regarding the ultimate strength ...