The development of fatigue design load ranges for cantilevered sign and signal support structures

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 77-78, Issue , 1998, Pages 315-326

  Johns, Kevin W ^a   Dexter, Robert J ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; CANTILEVER BEAMS; DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SUPPORTS; WIND TUNNELS;

CANTILEVERED SIGNS; SIGNAL SUPPORT STRUCTURES;

FATIGUE TESTING;

DESIGN; FATIGUE ANALYSIS; WIND; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 0032173097     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(98)00152-4     Document Type: Article

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