Structural design actions to mitigate bridge deck cracking

Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 118-124

  Ramey, George E ^a,b   Wolff, Angela R ^c   Wright, Randall L ^a,d  

^a ASCE   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LaneBishop YorkDelahay Inc   (United States)

^d RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DECKS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; DETERIORATION; DURABILITY; DYNAMIC LOADS; PERFORMANCE; SHRINKAGE;

DETERIORATION RATE; STATIC LOADING;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0031207179     PISSN: 10840680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0680(1997)2:3(118)     Document Type: Article

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