When the oncoming wind is from southwest, the wind power spectra at 1/4 span, mid-span and 3/4 span points match well with the spectra values by the Kaimal model.
Transverse loads consisting of a mid-span point load and a uniformly distributed load were considered in the investigation.
The small deflection analysis of equal two-span continuous simply supported GFRP beams with CFRP flange stiffening is presented for the case of equal mid-span point loads.
The segments between the plastic hinge and adjacent point of inflection where hogging moment occurs were represented by each half of a simply supported beam subjected to a mid-span point load.
Results at different vehicle speeds demonstrate that the maximum dynamic deflection occurs at the vicinity of the bridge mid-span, while the maximum bending moment occurs at ±20% of the mid-span point.
New closed-form shear deformation equations are presented for the forces and displacements of two-span continuous beams of arbitrary span ratio with the longer span subjected to a vertical mid-span point load.
The paper addresses whether or not equal sub-division and re-distribution of the total load on a beam as a series of discrete loads enables load ratios (target ratios), similar to those between uniformly loaded and mid-span point loaded simply supported and clamped beams, to be achieved, assuming either equal deflection or strength limits.
The southern region (between Monterey and Santa Barbara, California) spanned Point Conception, a focal point for biogeography and phylogeography because of its associated faunal turnover and an abrupt change in sea surface temperature and current regime [25], [27], [29], [65], [66].
The approximation factor of the heuristic is shown to be one less than the MST number of the underlying space, defined as the maximum possible degree of a minimum-degree MST spanning points from the space.
Likewise, the indispensible association of the mid-span points of inflection with the exact minimum weight design conditions immensely facilitates the comprehension and mathematical formulation of the problem.
