Analysis of Eccentric Load Causing Torsion Effects of Variable Cross-Section Continuous Box Girder during Cantilevered Casting
The construction with hanging basket eccentric loading was studied for the cantilever casting of a 32m +48 m +32 m continuous box girder. The calculation of center deflecting angles of cantilever box girders with variable cross-section due to pure torsion was derived, and correspondingly a program was developed to calculate this formula. An analysis model of cantilever casting continuous beam bridge with hanging basket eccentric loading was established based on finite elements software, and the shear stress, the longitudinal normal stress and the combined stress of different section were analyzed under different construction process. The torsional effect due to hanging basket eccentric loading was studied and the results are helpful to guide the construction in practice.