Experimental load rating of a posted bridge

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Chajes, Michael J ^a,b   Mertz, Dennis R ^a,b   Commander, Brett ^c  

^a ASCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c Bridge Diagnostics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; BRIDGE DECKS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; SUPPORTS;

FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; LOAD RATING; RESTRAINT;

BRIDGES;

EID: 0031075432     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(1997)2:1(1)     Document Type: Article

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