Bridge prestress losses in dry climate

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 111-116

  Saiidi, M ^a   Hutchens, E ^a,b   Gardella, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Morgan and Assoc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CREEP; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESTRESSING; SHRINKAGE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

PRESTRESS LOSSES;

BOX GIRDER BRIDGES;

EID: 0032141967     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(1998)3:3(111)     Document Type: Article

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