The virtual work method for the analysis of horizontally curved girders is adopted in the present research.
The girders were used continuous spans having constant circular-are curvature in a span, H-shaped constant cross sections, constant moments of...
The virtual work method for the analysis of horizontally curved girders is adopted in the present research.
The girders were used continuous spans having constant circular-are curvature in a span, H-shaped constant cross sections, constant moments of inertia, and concentrated loadings. The virtual work method was in which the effect of warping restraint is not considered. Numerical examples were compared with the values of the differential equation method.
It is found that shear force and bending moment were slightly effected, but deflections were more greatly.