Feasibility Study on the Narrowed Box Girder Bridges

Abstract

By narrowing box girder width, it is expected that overall costs will effectively be reduced. Moreover, by increasing slab thickness, it is possible to omit stringers in accordance with decreasing the box girder width. Thus, box girder's fabrication productivity and bridge durability are greatly improved. The purpose of this paper is to show the aforementioned bridge type to be versatile for future designing activities.