Review of full-scale dynamic testing of bridge structures

Engineering Structures

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 113-121

  Salawu, O S ^a   Williams, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ambient vibration testing; bridge structures; dynamic testing; forced vibration testing; full scale testing; vibrators

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; HIGHWAY BRIDGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY; SERVICE LIFE; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VIBRATORS;

AMBIENT VIBRATION TESTING; DYNAMIC TESTING; FORCED VIBRATION TESTING; FULL-SCALE TESTING; MASS; MODAL DAMPING; MODE SHAPES; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

BRIDGES;

EID: 0029249314     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0141-0296(95)92642-L     Document Type: Article

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