Cable safety factors for four suspension bridges

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 157-167

  Haight, Roger Q ^a   Billington, David P ^b   Khazem, Dyab ^a  

^a Parsons Transportation Group   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE CABLES; BRITTLENESS; DUCTILITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAFETY FACTOR; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DUCTILE BRITTLE WIRE MODEL;

SUSPENSION BRIDGES;

EID: 0031268926     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(1997)2:4(157)     Document Type: Article

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