Title: Stress Distribution in the Neighbourhood of the Loading Point of Girder Subjected to a Concentrated Load
Abstract: By extending M.A. Biot's method, the author calculated the local compressive stress distribution in the web of a grider, when a wheel load was applied on a rail resting on the top of the girder on a rigid foundation. Experiments were carried out, when a girder was rested on a rigid foundation and supported on two points. Both results have shown a satisfactory agreement with the calculated values. Therefore, it may be concluded that the distribution of the local stress is scarcely dependent on a span.