Dynamic structural assessment of a highway bridge via hybrid FE model and in situ testing

Computers and Structures

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 439-453

  Alaylioglu, H ^a,b   Alaylioglu, Ayse ^a  

^a Gauteng D P T R Structures   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIGHWAY BRIDGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRUCTURAL LOADS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031139251     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(96)00364-1     Document Type: Article

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