A precast segmental substructure system for standard bridges

PCI Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 56-73

  Billington, Sarah L ^a   Barnes, Robert W ^b   Breen, John E ^c  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSTRUCTION; DURABILITY; STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

PRECAST SEGMENTAL SUBSTRUCTURE SYSTEM; PRECASTING;

PRECAST CONCRETE;

EID: 0032592661     PISSN: 08879672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15554/pcij.07011999.56.73     Document Type: Article

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