When Were Box Girders Invented?
Development. the Theoretical Basis of the Box Girder Was Largely the Work of the Engineer Sir William Fairbairn, with the Aid of the Mathematician Eaton...
Development. The theoretical basis of the box girder was largely the work of the engineer Sir William Fairbairn, with the aid of the mathematician Eaton Hodgkinson, around 1830. They sought to design for the most efficient beam possible in the new material of riveted wrought iron plates.
When was box girder bridge built?
The box girder was born out of a collaboration between Engineer Robert Stephenson, Iron Worker William Fairbairn and Professor Eaton Hodgkinson. The box girder was developed during the design and construction of the Britannia Bridge, constructed in 1850.
When we should use box girder?
A box girder bridge is one in which the principal structural element is one or more closed cells, acting in bending. Box girders are used for highway bridges, railway bridges and footbridges – different structural forms are chosen for each of these applications.
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