Shear and flexural behavior of lightweight concrete bridge columns in seismic regions

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 136-148

  Kowalsky, Mervyn J ^a   Priestley, M J Nigel ^a   Seible, Frieder ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bridges; Ductility; Lightweight concrete; Seismic design; Shear

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BRIDGE COMPONENTS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); DUCTILITY; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BRIDGE COLUMNS; DISPLACEMENT CAPACITY;

CONCRETE BRIDGES;

EID: 0032639968     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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