Stretching span capability of prestressed concrete bridges under AASHTO LRFD

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 112-120

  Chen, Yohchia ^b   Aswad, Alex ^a,b  

^a ASCE ^*

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DYNAMIC LOADS; LOAD LIMITS; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; SAFETY FACTOR; SPECIFICATIONS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

LOAD DISTRIBUTION FACTORS; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGES; STRETCHING SPAN CAPABILITY;

CONCRETE BRIDGES;

EID: 0030216499     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(1996)1:3(112)     Document Type: Article

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