Bridge abutments: Formulation of simple model for earthquake response analysis

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 1990, Pages 1828-1837

  Wilson, John C ^a   Tan, Boon S ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN--ANALYSIS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; VIBRATIONS--ANALYSIS;

EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE ANALYSIS; FUNDAMENTAL TRANSVERSE FREQUENCY; MONOLITHIC ABUTMENT SYSTEM; SEISMIC RESPONSE ANALYSIS; TWO-PART ANALYTICAL MODEL; VERTICAL STIFFNESS;

BRIDGES;

EID: 0025465648     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(1990)116:8(1828)     Document Type: Article

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