Análisis estructural de un modelo de puente de madera, mediante el método de elementos finitos

Abstract

Abstract: Bridges are structures that are built with the objetive to connect two points that are obstructed by natural accidents or artificial obstacles, facilitating communication and socioeconomic development between communities. Ecuador has a variety of forest species that can be harvested to obtain structural wood with optimal physical and mechanical properties capable of being used in the construction of bridges, offering an economic alternative to the lack of bridges and providing better functionality to existing roads and highways. With the purpose of providing more information on the behavior of these structures, this document details the research that has been carried out on the application of the finite element method to a timber bridge model. With the software RFEM 5 we modeled the elements of the bridge whose dimensions are already defined, using data of structural properties of two forest species, then using the software tools we applied the loads to which the structure will be commonly subjected during its service life.