Reliability-based method for fatigue evaluation of railway bridges

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 53-60

  Tobias, Daniel H ^a,b   Foutch, Douglas A ^a,c  

^a ASCE   (United States)

^b Structuredyne Consultants Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

FATIGUE MODELS; MINER'S DAMAGE LAW;

RAILROAD BRIDGES;

EID: 0031144709     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(1997)2:2(53)     Document Type: Review

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