A Mathematical Model to Simulate Static Characteristics of T-Beam Bridge with Wide Flange

Abstract

This study considers various factors, such as shear lag effect and shear deformation, and introduces the self-stress equilibrium for shear lag warping stress conditions to analyze the static characteristics of T-beam bridges accurately. In the mechanical analysis, three generalized displacement functions are applied, and the governing differential equations and natural boundary conditions of the static characteristics of T-beams are established on the basis of the energy variational principle. In the example, the influences of the shear lag effect, different load forms, and span ratio on the mechanical properties of T-beam bridges are analyzed. Therefore, the method of this study enriches and develops the theoretical analysis of T-beams, and it plays a certain guiding role in designing such a structure.