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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Research on the Equivalent Span of Hybrid Girder Bridges.

Bing Shangguan, Feng Wang, Qingtian Su, Fawas O Matanmi, Jun Xu

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5 authors.

Bing ShangguanDepartment of Bridge Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
Feng WangCommunications Comprehensive Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100024, China.
Qingtian SuDepartment of Bridge Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
Fawas O MatanmiDepartment of Bridge Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China.ORCID 0009-0008-5934-1746
Jun XuDepartment of Bridge Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China.

Funding

Fujian Provincial Department of Transportation 202126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hybrid girder bridges achieve significant improvements in spanning capacity by utilizing lightweight and high-strength materials in the midspan beam segments. To quantitatively describe the enhancement in spanning capacity, this study introduces a simplified analytical model for hybrid girder components, avoiding complex factors, such as span ratio and boundary conditions, typically encountered in previous system-level analyses. The Leq method is proposed based on this new model, utilizing classical beam theory model to calculate and compare hybrid girder components with both uniform and variable cross-sections. The equivalent span increase coefficient, κ, is introduced for the first time, and a simplified formula for its calculation is derived. The calculation errors are kept within 8%, which meets the requirements for preliminary design. Validated through engineering practice, the formula is concise and reveals that κ is solely related to the hybrid ratio, μ, and the linear load ratio, γ. This method provides valuable guidance for the conceptual design and ultimate span prediction of hybrid girder bridges.

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equivalent span increase coefficienthybrid girder componentLeq methodpreliminary designsimplified analytical modelspan arrangementultimate span

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PMCPMC11943800

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