Abstract: Design criteria for lateral load effect of two‐hinged, parabolic, steel arch bridge structures are presented on the basis of the ultimate limit state design concept. The arch structures are composed of two main ribs connected ...

Abstract: Fixed‐end restraint effect on the load carrying capacity of steel arches loaded into the inelastic and the finite deformation range is studied by an accurate nonlinear finite element approach. This approach takes into ...

Abstract: Several numerical results for the load carrying capacity of two‐hinged, parabolic, steel arch bridge structures—determined by an accurate finite element approach—are presented. The arch structures are composed of two main ...

Abstract: This paper discusses the transmitting capacity of the so‐called surface or metal contact joints by which the compressive stresses are transmitted through the directly contacting surface of steel plates. The imperfections ...