Static Characteristics of Improved Composite Box Girder with Corrugated Steel Webs

Table 4

Stress values in the top plate of the cantilever composite box girder (MPa) (x = 0, uniform load).

Calculation method	Transverse coordinates of the top plate (m)
	0.00	0.05	0.10	0.15	0.20	0.25	0.30	0.35	0.40	0.45	0.50	0.55
Method of this paper	1.370	1.404	1.521	1.704	2.005	2.339	1.972	1.721	1.537	1.387	1.303	1.287
Finite element method	1.405	1.422	1.497	1.651	1.892	2.268	1.915	1.689	1.561	1.425	1.364	1.352
& (%)	−2.491	−1.266	1.603	3.210	5.973	3.131	2.977	1.895	−1.537	−2.667	−4.472	−4.808
Fold effect (%)	6.97	7.02	7.04	6.95	7.03	7.05	7.02	6.97	6.99	7.03	7.01	6.98