14. Ultimate moment capacity

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Hi, do these equations still apply to a box girder section? What would the stresses look like for this type of shape? Thank you :grin:

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Hey @graving,

In theory, you can still apply the same principles to the analysis of a box section like this. But you can’t do it blindly, you need to make sensible modifications to account for the fact that you have a tapered section and there’s a giant hole in the middle of it!

If I was looking for a first approximation, I would probably start by treating this as two T-beams, sharing the load. This will almost certainly underestimate the capacity of the section but will give you an idea of the approximate capacity of the section.

Hope that helps.

Seán