Shear distribution in simply-supported curved composite cellular bridges

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 47-55

  Sennah, Khaled ^b   Kennedy, John B ^a,b  

^a ASCE ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DYNAMIC LOADS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIGHWAY BRIDGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CURVED COMPOSITE CELLULAR BRIDGES; SHEAR DISTRIBUTION; TORSIONAL RESISTANCE;

BOX GIRDER BRIDGES;

EID: 0032070769     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(1998)3:2(47)     Document Type: Article

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