Variation of prestress force in a prestressed concrete bridge during the first 30 months

PCI Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 66-72

  Saudi, M Saiid ^a   Shields, Joseph ^b   O'Connor, Daniel ^c   Hutchens, Eric ^d  

^a Reno   (United States)

^b Martin Peltyn and Early   (United States)

^c Ferrari and Associates   (United States)

^d MGA Structural Engineers Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BOX GIRDER BRIDGES; CONCRETE BRIDGES; CREEP; PRESTRESSED BEAMS AND GIRDERS; SHRINKAGE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CREEP LOSSES; PRESTRESS VARIATIONS; TIME STEP METHOD;

PRESTRESSED CONCRETE;

EID: 0030230403     PISSN: 08879672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15554/pcij.09011996.66.72     Document Type: Article

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