Fatigue life evaluation by weight functions for orthotropic bridge decks

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-50

  Beghini, M ^a   Bertini, L ^a   Fontanari, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HIGHWAY BRIDGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAILROAD BRIDGES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STEEL BRIDGES; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES;

WEIGHT FUNCTIONS;

BRIDGE DECKS;

EID: 0031247754     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(97)00029-3     Document Type: Article

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