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DOI: 10.15199/33.2022.12.10
Kowalski Damian. 2022. A new Rectangle Subsections Method (RSM) for the design of a reinforced concrete T-shaped cross-section bridge girders. Volume 604. Issue 12. Pages 38-41. Article in PDF file
Accepted for publication: 18.10.2022 r.
The aim of this article is to present the new approach to a design of t-shaped beam elements, called a Rectangle Subsections Method (RSM). Its biggest advantage is that the internal forces from the components do not need to be added to obtain the total forces. In case of sagging, the results for RSM and Traditional Design Method (TM) appeared similar. At hogging, the RSM was more conservative – the ratio of the designed to the tested reinforcement area was 3.3 in RSMvs 2.6 in TM.
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M.Eng. Damian Kowalski, Częstochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering
ORCID: 0000-0002-0257-7642
M.Eng. Damian Kowalski, Częstochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering ORCID: 0000-0002-0257-7642