Modal analysis of suspension bridge deck units in erection stage

Engineering Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1102-1112

  Ko, J M ^a   Xue, S D ^a   Xu, Y L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction stage; Deck unit; Finite element modeling; Modal analysis; Suspension bridge

Indexed keywords

ERECTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SUSPENSION BRIDGE;

BRIDGE CABLES; BRIDGE DECKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WIND EFFECTS;

BRIDGE MIDSPAN;

SUSPENSION BRIDGES;

EID: 0031751634     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(97)00207-1     Document Type: Article

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