Centrifuge modeling of spread-base integral bridge abutments

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 376-388

  Ng, Charles W W ^a,b   Springman, Sarah M ^c   Norrish, Alison R M ^d  

^a ASCE   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DECKS; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CYCLIC DEFORMATION; SPREAD BASE INTEGRAL BRIDGE ABUTMENTS;

ABUTMENTS (BRIDGE);

BRIDGE ABUTMENT; LOADING;

EID: 0032079057     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1998)124:5(376)     Document Type: Article

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