Threshold accelerations for rotation or sliding of bridge abutments

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 752-759

  Richards Jr , Rowland ^a,d   Fishman, Kenneth L ^b,d   Divito, Randall C ^c,d  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

^b McMahon and Mann   (United States)

^c Gannett Fleming Inc   (United States)

^d ASCE ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; BRIDGE ABUTMENT; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SHAKING TABLE TEST;

EID: 0030417923     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)0733-9410(1996)122:9(752)     Document Type: Article

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