MTC News: 2000

2000 Student Paper Winner

Anil Kurian (center) of Iowa State University won the student paper competition for his paper "Analytical Modeling of Glued Laminated Girder Bridges Using ANSYS."

An abstract follows:
This paper aims at developing a finite element model of glued laminated girder bridges that can predict accurately the analytical behavior of the bridges. Two models have been developed to study the characteristics of this type of bridge. Two case studies have been considered to validate the accuracy of the models. The first case study is a long span single-lane bridge, the Tuscaloosa Bridge, in Alabama. The second case study is a medium span two-lane bridge, the Cow Gulch Bridge, in Montana. The models show good correlation with the experimental data and hence, the models can be used to find the maximum deflections in the bridge.