A method of increasing arch bridge capacity economically

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 109-115

  Fairfield, C A ^a   Ponniah, D A ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; PAVEMENT OVERLAYS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

COMPUTERIZED MECHANISM METHOD; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; STRESS DISPERSAL ANALYSES;

ARCH BRIDGES;

EID: 0030082124     PISSN: 09650911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/istbu.1996.28158     Document Type: Article

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