Estimation of bridge static response and vehicle weights by frequency response analysis

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 631-639

  Thater, G ^a   Chang, P ^b   Schelling, D R ^b   Fu, C C ^b  

^a LZA Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge dynamics; Digital filters; FFT; In service testing; Weigh in motion

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE COMPONENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL FILTERS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ESTIMATION; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

BRIDGE STATIC RESPONSE; WEIGH IN MOTION TECHNIQUES;

HIGHWAY BRIDGES;

BRIDGE;

EID: 0032147458     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l97-128     Document Type: Article

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