Structural mechanism of the longer span girder with a fixed height
Category | Bottom flange | Upper flange |
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Problems | Limit of allowable compressive stress on the prestress stage | Accumulation of compressive stress by the external force and prestressing |
Solution | 1) Multiple prestressing 2) Section expansion |
1) Section expansion 2) Moment prestress |
Assessment | 1) Uneasy prestressing after slab casting 2) Upgraded constructability with one-stage prestress only |
1) Increase of the overturned risk by the section expansion of the upper flange 1) Realization of the stable section with lower center of mass |