Site effects on the seismic response of a suspension bridge

Engineering Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 363-370

  Rassem, M ^a   Ghobarah, A ^a   Heidebrecht, A C ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic analysis; Earthquake; Multiple support; Site effects; Suspension bridge; Valley

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE; SEDIMENTARY VALLEY; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SITE EFFECT; SUSPENSION BRIDGE;

UK, ENGLAND, HUMBERSIDE, HUMBER BRIDGE;

EID: 0029730124     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0141-0296(95)00001-1     Document Type: Article

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