Finite element analyses of irregular thick plates for signal pole design

Computers and Structures

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 221-232

  Fu, Gongkang ^a   Boulos, S J ^a  

^a New York Stt Dept of Transp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

BASE PLATE DESIGN; SPAN WIRE TRAFFIC SIGNAL POLES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0030567048     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7949(95)00134-3     Document Type: Article

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