Sectional Properties

The box girder can be made equivalent to an I-beam of following properties Geometrical Properties Total height Top flange width Top flange thickness Web thickness Bottom flange width Bottom flange thickness Derived Properties b mm Top flange Bottom flange Web Total 450 450 12 d mm 12 12 576 A mm 5400 5400 6912 17712 y mm bd/12 mm4 Ay2 mm4 I mm4 466819200 466819200 191102976 1124741376 600 450 12 12 450 12 mm mm mm mm mm mm

294 64800 466754400 294 64800 466754400 0 1.91E+08 0

Material Properties
Material Mild steel Density 78 kN/m Yield stress 235 N/mm Modulus of elastisity 210 GPa

Bending Moment

M = I y
= Allowable stress = y = Depth to neutral axis = I = Second moment of area M = Maximum allowable bending moment

y= I=

235 N/mm 300 mm 4 1124741376 mm

M =

I
Y
881 kN m

M=

For a beam with both ends fixed: At the midspan

M =

WL 8

W = Load applied at midspan L = Span of the beam

W =

8M L
881 kN m 8m 881.05 kN

M= L= W

Deflection
Deflection at yield point

WL3 = 48 EI

WL3 = 48 EI
= Defection E = Modulus of elastisity W= L= E= I= = 881.05 kN 8m 210 GPa 4 1124741376 mm 40 mm

But in practical situations the deflection is not allowed to exceed span/800 L/800 = 10 mm

Therefore, the load relevant to that deflection have to be taken as maximum allowable load. W kN 881 221 mm 40 10

Yield point Actual stage

Maximum allowable load for one girder = Corresponding load for two girders =

221 kN 443 kN 44.287 ton