Optimized Transverse–Longitudinal Hybrid Construction for Sustainable Design of Welded Steel Plate Girders

Table 1

Optimal configurations of each case study implementing six TPs.

Config.	Geometric variables (mm)				TPs			Material configuration (fyw–fyf, MPa)
	hw	tw	bf	tf	First	Second	Third		Second	Third	Center
C1	850	5	120	12	0.25	0.40	0.54	235–235	235–420	275–550	355–700
C2	990	5	170	12	0.18	0.31	0.54	235–235	235–450	355–700	450–890
C3	1,000	5	550	6	0.19	0.36	0.70	235–235	235–450	355–700	550–700
C4	1,120	5	170	12	0.24	0.39	0.54	235–235	235–420	275–550	355–700
C5	1,470	5	740	5	0.30	0.46	0.59	235–235	235–355	235–450	275–550
C6	1,490	6	770	5	0.25	0.48	0.73	235–275	275–550	355–700	450–700
C7	1,500	5	160	14	0.24	0.38	0.62	235–235	235–450	355–600	420–700
C8	1,690	6	860	5	0.27	0.45	0.64	235–235	235–420	275–550	355–600
C9	1,660	8	890	5	0.20	0.34	0.55	235–235	275-450	355–700	450–890

Distance relative to center span. Extreme configuration.