Design and assessment of one-way prestressed bridge slabs. Volume 2: Analytical investigation and conclusions

This second volume of a two volume report presents the analysis of the bridge decks where construction design and testing are described in the first volume (see IRRD 813192). Volume two contains the following: a) Assessments of yield line and linear finite element analyses (Yield line analyses; Linear finite element analyses); b) SNAP program finite element formulations (Introduction; Continuum mechanics; Analytical format; Finite element discretization; Material modelling; Solution procedures; Ancillary details; SNAP program implementation; References); c) NFES program analyses (Finite element modelling; Finite element analyses, References); d) SNAP program analyses (Validation analyses; Longitudinal and transverse section analyses; Model deck analyses; References); and e) Conclusions (Composite Construction; Analysis and Design, Large Scale model testing; Data collection; Model 1 Test Results; Model 2 Test Results; Analytical Techniques; Deflection profile predictions; Reaction profile predictions; Strain predictions; Crack patterns).