Figure 1
![Different side views (upper row) and cross sections (middle and bottom rows) of girders with composite dowels. 1–5: With single dowel strip, 6–9: sections using two dowel strips [4].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0023_fig_001.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA6AP2G7AKHTUB44VK%2F20260316%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260316T050244Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaDGV1LWNlbnRyYWwtMSJHMEUCIQCzJZ4bVC6Upw1ddg7F2AXjcyG5Jd%2BkYifCLCmIYhcSHQIgRicZHSGGdymvEmpyUj8WrnWiSIaXbn%2BHqGQSAdHOaQ4qxAUIyP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARACGgw5NjMxMzQyODk5NDAiDNv4uuVPgghO5o3m2SqYBWySS8qaLe3K3%2B2KpuYM3E7ALk6xGA%2BWp5FgDLAR5RJQ7Hfyxhykr8o5k07o46M6TE1W1t99hvtk45GSzQvmb0RDG8DT6ZnP0%2FyWs%2BX5JBM6EswuEAWBzLxKN76sQ2j6qAnZqTalraPMSIOAjC8nIqa0m907lmu2zqesdXx2nZyqSSNalLjvzyZM0OMZGxgJ2cuXKv29xGShwFnQGNKebx5pMqgNKCieMpQB4AQxaTb4VEJDlOO%2BdZJ9ZdrpuMy%2FcA%2FsJLokSwresrbC8T19Cu1%2Bqvj39w2vAfjFwti0Fx8xdy6OWMWnISeXTuQchbtFZSMfWhTi97aGif%2BUTk3JcRG4ATHFScwL%2BaEE%2FGDDI6cmFnXDksZ7%2FUg9pkSCbc3pQuF2fYQncJektDdkEDLHI1OGE2IqBeAgeV0GykqdTxkJLh5l2%2Fevp8lgi6QFH9%2FjTWr1VcnWvYqGhScBJsQx%2BRex%2FU9b1t1yq27O7Ac2RY63xjxHTRoVOvLaoPvRGMEG%2FSscRLhkN2ssInVCzlGyIBH7lEJ5qsaMprY8l%2FR%2BC4hQuADGNIDBQIUiQn1kaw0dLCjU9%2BQhuQ0MhK0%2FN9P4tnpb%2Bxljvx5Jctovv3DKTqgkhifaHc5KQ%2BIzwg%2FAija4CZvsVagXspvNbYXkBWBqQ%2BV3%2FYsrldlV0vPN8KNi8oSUwHrahhMX6vdocwtO4NvLV%2FRn3W0RD93I8llwSzBkUAq5Q%2FbodOUmhHDO9TIevmirtd6DAvJUisKEGCU5lQOClY7%2BnthKIJ2fWk9DzOFkFzTlo8nSBy3%2BuyGslPo7XHs12hsWMP3d0G9bKTdj7wAZMTkFKTN%2Fx8Fa8bni6RggLwXMYhBF3zAzCM4FtN2HXM5g4gepJqxfCeow4%2FTczQY6sQEhaRPmku%2BUsY291osXumyhcrbioiCybhOb%2FcKz8tK30IRUTgHjkN%2FNbDp85EmHe7FO9OIjlVmntY2%2BFifqeu7AxRS64yfeP3l360TYPLi0nWEoP5Pj4zi8n4TwUQ8y7Lzg6k60TIe5fzJjONL%2Frt%2FtrBsb1VITyTnAJoKvbOsF1or7I2kOWdfU4UJMEroaeyFubzxDu357ze2B3UkklAvzKxSF2UmZSzJ9AE51mRePPpY%3D&X-Amz-Signature=a49641144c08d80dab3f6286161a7eea285eb27c69335ec2025fb2b103d6f0d9&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 2
![Bridge in Elbląg using both steel and concrete webs in the girder [4, 5].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0023_fig_002.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA6AP2G7AKHTUB44VK%2F20260316%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260316T050244Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaDGV1LWNlbnRyYWwtMSJHMEUCIQCzJZ4bVC6Upw1ddg7F2AXjcyG5Jd%2BkYifCLCmIYhcSHQIgRicZHSGGdymvEmpyUj8WrnWiSIaXbn%2BHqGQSAdHOaQ4qxAUIyP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARACGgw5NjMxMzQyODk5NDAiDNv4uuVPgghO5o3m2SqYBWySS8qaLe3K3%2B2KpuYM3E7ALk6xGA%2BWp5FgDLAR5RJQ7Hfyxhykr8o5k07o46M6TE1W1t99hvtk45GSzQvmb0RDG8DT6ZnP0%2FyWs%2BX5JBM6EswuEAWBzLxKN76sQ2j6qAnZqTalraPMSIOAjC8nIqa0m907lmu2zqesdXx2nZyqSSNalLjvzyZM0OMZGxgJ2cuXKv29xGShwFnQGNKebx5pMqgNKCieMpQB4AQxaTb4VEJDlOO%2BdZJ9ZdrpuMy%2FcA%2FsJLokSwresrbC8T19Cu1%2Bqvj39w2vAfjFwti0Fx8xdy6OWMWnISeXTuQchbtFZSMfWhTi97aGif%2BUTk3JcRG4ATHFScwL%2BaEE%2FGDDI6cmFnXDksZ7%2FUg9pkSCbc3pQuF2fYQncJektDdkEDLHI1OGE2IqBeAgeV0GykqdTxkJLh5l2%2Fevp8lgi6QFH9%2FjTWr1VcnWvYqGhScBJsQx%2BRex%2FU9b1t1yq27O7Ac2RY63xjxHTRoVOvLaoPvRGMEG%2FSscRLhkN2ssInVCzlGyIBH7lEJ5qsaMprY8l%2FR%2BC4hQuADGNIDBQIUiQn1kaw0dLCjU9%2BQhuQ0MhK0%2FN9P4tnpb%2Bxljvx5Jctovv3DKTqgkhifaHc5KQ%2BIzwg%2FAija4CZvsVagXspvNbYXkBWBqQ%2BV3%2FYsrldlV0vPN8KNi8oSUwHrahhMX6vdocwtO4NvLV%2FRn3W0RD93I8llwSzBkUAq5Q%2FbodOUmhHDO9TIevmirtd6DAvJUisKEGCU5lQOClY7%2BnthKIJ2fWk9DzOFkFzTlo8nSBy3%2BuyGslPo7XHs12hsWMP3d0G9bKTdj7wAZMTkFKTN%2Fx8Fa8bni6RggLwXMYhBF3zAzCM4FtN2HXM5g4gepJqxfCeow4%2FTczQY6sQEhaRPmku%2BUsY291osXumyhcrbioiCybhOb%2FcKz8tK30IRUTgHjkN%2FNbDp85EmHe7FO9OIjlVmntY2%2BFifqeu7AxRS64yfeP3l360TYPLi0nWEoP5Pj4zi8n4TwUQ8y7Lzg6k60TIe5fzJjONL%2Frt%2FtrBsb1VITyTnAJoKvbOsF1or7I2kOWdfU4UJMEroaeyFubzxDu357ze2B3UkklAvzKxSF2UmZSzJ9AE51mRePPpY%3D&X-Amz-Signature=5bcef637b02476ab6cf382cd86c4002dd978c9ccc402a7b31a79ec57d6b1c26d&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 3
![Steel T-sections of Elbląg bridge. High T-sections for mid-span regions, low T-sections for internal support regions [4].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0023_fig_003.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA6AP2G7AKHTUB44VK%2F20260316%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260316T050244Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaDGV1LWNlbnRyYWwtMSJHMEUCIQCzJZ4bVC6Upw1ddg7F2AXjcyG5Jd%2BkYifCLCmIYhcSHQIgRicZHSGGdymvEmpyUj8WrnWiSIaXbn%2BHqGQSAdHOaQ4qxAUIyP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARACGgw5NjMxMzQyODk5NDAiDNv4uuVPgghO5o3m2SqYBWySS8qaLe3K3%2B2KpuYM3E7ALk6xGA%2BWp5FgDLAR5RJQ7Hfyxhykr8o5k07o46M6TE1W1t99hvtk45GSzQvmb0RDG8DT6ZnP0%2FyWs%2BX5JBM6EswuEAWBzLxKN76sQ2j6qAnZqTalraPMSIOAjC8nIqa0m907lmu2zqesdXx2nZyqSSNalLjvzyZM0OMZGxgJ2cuXKv29xGShwFnQGNKebx5pMqgNKCieMpQB4AQxaTb4VEJDlOO%2BdZJ9ZdrpuMy%2FcA%2FsJLokSwresrbC8T19Cu1%2Bqvj39w2vAfjFwti0Fx8xdy6OWMWnISeXTuQchbtFZSMfWhTi97aGif%2BUTk3JcRG4ATHFScwL%2BaEE%2FGDDI6cmFnXDksZ7%2FUg9pkSCbc3pQuF2fYQncJektDdkEDLHI1OGE2IqBeAgeV0GykqdTxkJLh5l2%2Fevp8lgi6QFH9%2FjTWr1VcnWvYqGhScBJsQx%2BRex%2FU9b1t1yq27O7Ac2RY63xjxHTRoVOvLaoPvRGMEG%2FSscRLhkN2ssInVCzlGyIBH7lEJ5qsaMprY8l%2FR%2BC4hQuADGNIDBQIUiQn1kaw0dLCjU9%2BQhuQ0MhK0%2FN9P4tnpb%2Bxljvx5Jctovv3DKTqgkhifaHc5KQ%2BIzwg%2FAija4CZvsVagXspvNbYXkBWBqQ%2BV3%2FYsrldlV0vPN8KNi8oSUwHrahhMX6vdocwtO4NvLV%2FRn3W0RD93I8llwSzBkUAq5Q%2FbodOUmhHDO9TIevmirtd6DAvJUisKEGCU5lQOClY7%2BnthKIJ2fWk9DzOFkFzTlo8nSBy3%2BuyGslPo7XHs12hsWMP3d0G9bKTdj7wAZMTkFKTN%2Fx8Fa8bni6RggLwXMYhBF3zAzCM4FtN2HXM5g4gepJqxfCeow4%2FTczQY6sQEhaRPmku%2BUsY291osXumyhcrbioiCybhOb%2FcKz8tK30IRUTgHjkN%2FNbDp85EmHe7FO9OIjlVmntY2%2BFifqeu7AxRS64yfeP3l360TYPLi0nWEoP5Pj4zi8n4TwUQ8y7Lzg6k60TIe5fzJjONL%2Frt%2FtrBsb1VITyTnAJoKvbOsF1or7I2kOWdfU4UJMEroaeyFubzxDu357ze2B3UkklAvzKxSF2UmZSzJ9AE51mRePPpY%3D&X-Amz-Signature=8e44203749bd4a6d9c1112ea1ed7c02591d0161734ccd0fa5a2c6f6cddc750e8&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 4
![External span of the Elbląg bridge [4, 5].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0023_fig_004.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA6AP2G7AKHTUB44VK%2F20260316%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260316T050244Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaDGV1LWNlbnRyYWwtMSJHMEUCIQCzJZ4bVC6Upw1ddg7F2AXjcyG5Jd%2BkYifCLCmIYhcSHQIgRicZHSGGdymvEmpyUj8WrnWiSIaXbn%2BHqGQSAdHOaQ4qxAUIyP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARACGgw5NjMxMzQyODk5NDAiDNv4uuVPgghO5o3m2SqYBWySS8qaLe3K3%2B2KpuYM3E7ALk6xGA%2BWp5FgDLAR5RJQ7Hfyxhykr8o5k07o46M6TE1W1t99hvtk45GSzQvmb0RDG8DT6ZnP0%2FyWs%2BX5JBM6EswuEAWBzLxKN76sQ2j6qAnZqTalraPMSIOAjC8nIqa0m907lmu2zqesdXx2nZyqSSNalLjvzyZM0OMZGxgJ2cuXKv29xGShwFnQGNKebx5pMqgNKCieMpQB4AQxaTb4VEJDlOO%2BdZJ9ZdrpuMy%2FcA%2FsJLokSwresrbC8T19Cu1%2Bqvj39w2vAfjFwti0Fx8xdy6OWMWnISeXTuQchbtFZSMfWhTi97aGif%2BUTk3JcRG4ATHFScwL%2BaEE%2FGDDI6cmFnXDksZ7%2FUg9pkSCbc3pQuF2fYQncJektDdkEDLHI1OGE2IqBeAgeV0GykqdTxkJLh5l2%2Fevp8lgi6QFH9%2FjTWr1VcnWvYqGhScBJsQx%2BRex%2FU9b1t1yq27O7Ac2RY63xjxHTRoVOvLaoPvRGMEG%2FSscRLhkN2ssInVCzlGyIBH7lEJ5qsaMprY8l%2FR%2BC4hQuADGNIDBQIUiQn1kaw0dLCjU9%2BQhuQ0MhK0%2FN9P4tnpb%2Bxljvx5Jctovv3DKTqgkhifaHc5KQ%2BIzwg%2FAija4CZvsVagXspvNbYXkBWBqQ%2BV3%2FYsrldlV0vPN8KNi8oSUwHrahhMX6vdocwtO4NvLV%2FRn3W0RD93I8llwSzBkUAq5Q%2FbodOUmhHDO9TIevmirtd6DAvJUisKEGCU5lQOClY7%2BnthKIJ2fWk9DzOFkFzTlo8nSBy3%2BuyGslPo7XHs12hsWMP3d0G9bKTdj7wAZMTkFKTN%2Fx8Fa8bni6RggLwXMYhBF3zAzCM4FtN2HXM5g4gepJqxfCeow4%2FTczQY6sQEhaRPmku%2BUsY291osXumyhcrbioiCybhOb%2FcKz8tK30IRUTgHjkN%2FNbDp85EmHe7FO9OIjlVmntY2%2BFifqeu7AxRS64yfeP3l360TYPLi0nWEoP5Pj4zi8n4TwUQ8y7Lzg6k60TIe5fzJjONL%2Frt%2FtrBsb1VITyTnAJoKvbOsF1or7I2kOWdfU4UJMEroaeyFubzxDu357ze2B3UkklAvzKxSF2UmZSzJ9AE51mRePPpY%3D&X-Amz-Signature=86d240ed73289f568a09d72d8bda87bb8f49df45d9c3f1a131d069336ce72e0e&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 5
![Hybrid beams of Sobieszewo bridge [4, 6].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/64737a0a4e662f30ba53f8b8/j_sgem-2022-0023_fig_005.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA6AP2G7AKHTUB44VK%2F20260316%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260316T050244Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaDGV1LWNlbnRyYWwtMSJHMEUCIQCzJZ4bVC6Upw1ddg7F2AXjcyG5Jd%2BkYifCLCmIYhcSHQIgRicZHSGGdymvEmpyUj8WrnWiSIaXbn%2BHqGQSAdHOaQ4qxAUIyP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARACGgw5NjMxMzQyODk5NDAiDNv4uuVPgghO5o3m2SqYBWySS8qaLe3K3%2B2KpuYM3E7ALk6xGA%2BWp5FgDLAR5RJQ7Hfyxhykr8o5k07o46M6TE1W1t99hvtk45GSzQvmb0RDG8DT6ZnP0%2FyWs%2BX5JBM6EswuEAWBzLxKN76sQ2j6qAnZqTalraPMSIOAjC8nIqa0m907lmu2zqesdXx2nZyqSSNalLjvzyZM0OMZGxgJ2cuXKv29xGShwFnQGNKebx5pMqgNKCieMpQB4AQxaTb4VEJDlOO%2BdZJ9ZdrpuMy%2FcA%2FsJLokSwresrbC8T19Cu1%2Bqvj39w2vAfjFwti0Fx8xdy6OWMWnISeXTuQchbtFZSMfWhTi97aGif%2BUTk3JcRG4ATHFScwL%2BaEE%2FGDDI6cmFnXDksZ7%2FUg9pkSCbc3pQuF2fYQncJektDdkEDLHI1OGE2IqBeAgeV0GykqdTxkJLh5l2%2Fevp8lgi6QFH9%2FjTWr1VcnWvYqGhScBJsQx%2BRex%2FU9b1t1yq27O7Ac2RY63xjxHTRoVOvLaoPvRGMEG%2FSscRLhkN2ssInVCzlGyIBH7lEJ5qsaMprY8l%2FR%2BC4hQuADGNIDBQIUiQn1kaw0dLCjU9%2BQhuQ0MhK0%2FN9P4tnpb%2Bxljvx5Jctovv3DKTqgkhifaHc5KQ%2BIzwg%2FAija4CZvsVagXspvNbYXkBWBqQ%2BV3%2FYsrldlV0vPN8KNi8oSUwHrahhMX6vdocwtO4NvLV%2FRn3W0RD93I8llwSzBkUAq5Q%2FbodOUmhHDO9TIevmirtd6DAvJUisKEGCU5lQOClY7%2BnthKIJ2fWk9DzOFkFzTlo8nSBy3%2BuyGslPo7XHs12hsWMP3d0G9bKTdj7wAZMTkFKTN%2Fx8Fa8bni6RggLwXMYhBF3zAzCM4FtN2HXM5g4gepJqxfCeow4%2FTczQY6sQEhaRPmku%2BUsY291osXumyhcrbioiCybhOb%2FcKz8tK30IRUTgHjkN%2FNbDp85EmHe7FO9OIjlVmntY2%2BFifqeu7AxRS64yfeP3l360TYPLi0nWEoP5Pj4zi8n4TwUQ8y7Lzg6k60TIe5fzJjONL%2Frt%2FtrBsb1VITyTnAJoKvbOsF1or7I2kOWdfU4UJMEroaeyFubzxDu357ze2B3UkklAvzKxSF2UmZSzJ9AE51mRePPpY%3D&X-Amz-Signature=94b3e8f26f59f9219aa8e25c44fdcc30e6e0daa589f2fdea24c7d408a34ff01e&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 6
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Bending moment values (kN m) along the girder's length (m), depending on the assumed approach (A, B, C)_ Numerical interpretation of Fig_ 19_
| No. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M+ / M0+ | M− / M0− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approach | x [m] | 0 | 2,03 | 4,06 | 6,09 | 8,12 | 10,15 | 12,18 | 14,21 | 16,24 | 18,27 | 20,3 | ||
| Base state | M+ uncracked (M0+) | 0 | 1782 | 2940 | 3652 | 3749 | 3401 | 2626 | 1505 | 1 | −1902 | −4129 | 100,0% | |
| M− uncracked (M0−) | 0 | 529 | 787 | 789 | 520 | −16 | −820 | −1892 | −3252 | −4922 | −6865 | 100,0% | ||
| A | M+ cracked A (Step 2) | 0 | 1804 | 2984 | 3727 | 3853 | 3535 | 2786 | 1684 | 183 | −1730 | −3947 | 102,8% | |
| M− cracked A (Step 2) | 0 | 561 | 850 | 885 | 648 | 143 | −628 | −1668 | −2996 | −4634 | −6547 | 95,4% | ||
| M+ cracked A (Step 3) | 0 | 1816 | 3009 | 3768 | 3909 | 3607 | 2870 | 1779 | 279 | −1637 | −3845 | 104,3% | ||
| M− cracked A (Step 3) | 0 | 579 | 884 | 936 | 716 | 229 | −526 | −1548 | −2860 | −4481 | −6369 | 92,8% | ||
| M+ cracked A (Step 4) | 0 | 1820 | 3017 | 3782 | 3928 | 3630 | 2898 | 1811 | 312 | −1607 | −3819 | 104,8% | ||
| M− cracked A (Step 4) | 0 | 584 | 896 | 953 | 739 | 257 | −492 | −1508 | −2814 | −4432 | −6321 | 92,1% | ||
| B | M+ cracked B (15%) | 0 | 1829 | 3035 | 3811 | 3968 | 3682 | 2954 | 1873 | 372 | −1544 | −3748 | 105,8% | |
| M− cracked B (15%) | 0 | 597 | 920 | 990 | 787 | 318 | −419 | −1423 | −2717 | −4321 | −6194 | 90,2% | ||
| C | M+ C (TS) | 0 | 1781 | 3012 | 3760 | 3951 | 3590 | 2828 | 1616 | 125 | −1902 | −4068 | 105,4% | |
| M− C (TS) | 0 | 602 | 947 | 1019 | 824 | 343 | −366 | −1415 | −2719 | −4346 | −6274 | 91,4% |
Bending moment values (kN m) along the girder's length (m0 due to creep in dependence of the assumed approach (A, B, C)_ Numerical interpretation of Fig_ 20_
| No. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M+ / M0+ | M− / M0− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approach | x [m] | 0 | 2,03 | 4,06 | 6,09 | 8,12 | 10,15 | 12,18 | 14,21 | 16,24 | 18,27 | 20,3 | ||
| Base state | M uncracked t = 0 | 0 | 391 | 631 | 733 | 685 | 489 | 147 | −345 | −1006 | −1853 | −2868 | 100,0% | 100,0% |
| M uncracked t = 100 y | 0 | 442 | 730 | 885 | 887 | 741 | 449 | 8 | −603 | −1401 | −2367 | 120,7% | 82,5% | |
| A | M cracked A (Step 4) t = 100 y | 0 | 442 | 731 | 886 | 888 | 844 | 452 | 12 | −599 | −1397 | −2364 | 109,3% | 92,2% |
| M cracked A (Step 4) t = 100 y | 0 | 444 | 735 | 892 | 896 | 753 | 464 | 25 | −584 | −1379 | −2342 | 121,7% | 81,7% | |
| B | M cracked B (15%) t = 0 | 0 | 419 | 685 | 815 | 794 | 626 | 311 | −154 | −788 | −1607 | −2595 | 111,2% | 90,5% |
| M cracked B (15%) t = 100 y | 0 | 442 | 731 | 887 | 889 | 744 | 453 | 13 | −598 | −1393 | −2360 | 121,0% | 82,3% | |
| C | M cracked C (TS) t = 0 | 0 | 0 | 427 | 715 | 851 | 845 | 672 | 370 | −105 | −746 | −1584 | 116,1% | 89,9% |
| M cracked C (TS) t = 100 y | 0 | 0 | 459 | 782 | 951 | 982 | 838 | 569 | 128 | −480 | −1286 | 129,7% | 78,4% |
Bending moment values (kN m) along the girder's length (m) due to shrinkage in dependence of the assumed approach (A, B, C)_ Numerical interpretation of Fig_ 21_
| No. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M− / M0− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approach | x [m] | 0 | 2,03 | 4,06 | 6,09 | 8,12 | 10,15 | 12,18 | 14,21 | 16,24 | 18,27 | 20,3 | |
| Base state | M uncracked Shrinkage | 0 | −35 | −70 | −106 | −141 | −177 | −212 | −247 | −282 | −319 | −365 | 100,0% |
| A | M cracked A (Step 4) Shrinkage | 0 | −34 | −67 | −101 | −134 | −168 | −202 | −235 | −268 | −304 | −340 | 93,2% |
| B | M cracked B (15%) Shrinkage | 0 | −26 | −51 | −77 | −103 | −129 | −154 | −180 | −204 | −233 | −256 | 70,1% |
| C | M cracked C (TS) Shrinkage | 0 | −29 | −58 | −88 | −116 | −147 | −175 | −204 | −234 | −263 | −294 | 80,5% |