Bend steel plate girder system for bridges
First Claim
1. A load-carrying girder presenting a longitudinal span for supporting an overlying superstructure, comprising:
- an upper flange section defining a bearing surface;
a set of upper continuous transitional bends formed on opposed lateral sides of the upper flange;
a set of web sections spaced apart from one another, each web section extending downwardly from one of the transitional bends; and
a base section formed below and extending from the set of web sections, the base section including individual flanged footings projecting generally laterally towards one another.
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Abstract
A structural support system employs a modified inverted box girder design for improved performance and ease of fabrication. Each girder of a series of girders is formed with an upper flange section, a set of web sections extending from opposite lateral sides of the upper flange section, and a base section below the web sections. The base section includes individual flanged footings that project generally towards one another. The particular cross-sectional configuration of each girder may be formed by bending a continuous steel plate along at least a first set of preselected parallel lines to establish a set of upper continuous transitional bends with the upper flange section therebetween, as well as a remainder portion forming at least the set of web sections. A deck is coupled with the series of girders to form the structural support system.
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20 Claims
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1. A load-carrying girder presenting a longitudinal span for supporting an overlying superstructure, comprising:
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an upper flange section defining a bearing surface;
a set of upper continuous transitional bends formed on opposed lateral sides of the upper flange;
a set of web sections spaced apart from one another, each web section extending downwardly from one of the transitional bends; and
a base section formed below and extending from the set of web sections, the base section including individual flanged footings projecting generally laterally towards one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A structural support system comprising:
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a series of longitudinally oriented, parallel girders, each girder having an upper flange section defining a bearing surface, a set of web sections extending downwardly from transitional bends formed on opposed lateral sides of the upper flange section, and a base section formed below the set of web sections, the base section including individual flanged footings projecting generally laterally towards one another; and
a deck coupled to the series of girders through the upper flange section, the deck having a bottom surface overlying the bearing surface of the series of girders. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for fabricating a load-carrying element of a structural support system, comprising:
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bending a series of continuous steel plates along a plurality of preselected longitudinal lines to form a series of load-carrying girders, each girder having an upper flange section defining a bearing surface, a set of web sections extending downwardly from transitional bends formed on opposed lateral sides of the upper flange section, and a base section formed below the set of web sections, the base section including individual flanged footings;
forming a concrete slab deck encasing a grid of reinforcing members; and
coupling the deck to each girder of the series of girders such that the series of girders extend in a parallel arrangement with respect to one another. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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