Research Article

Prediction of Effective Width of Varying Depth Box-Girder Bridges Using Convolutional Neural Networks

Table 1

Parameters and their value from the bridge parameters dataset.

ParameterSymbolValueSample bridgeUnit

Span258[m]
Girder bottom curve parameter1.7[-]
Span-to-height ratio at piers0.0595[-]
Span-to-height ratio at midspan0.0212[-]
Girder height in piers15.365[m]
Girder height in midspan5.487[m]
Thickness of the bottom slab29[cm]
Thickness of the top slab31[cm]
Thickness of the web52.7[cm]
Width of top slab15.583[m]
Width of the bottom slab7.357[m]

Note. U denotes a uniform distribution. The value of the girder bottom curve parameter keeps 1 decimal place, and the values of and keep 3 decimal places, whereas the rest of the values keep the integer.