Fatigue evaluation of highway bridges

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 189-194

  Tsiatas, George ^a   Palmquist, Shane M ^a  

^a University of Rhode Island   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge fatigue; Fatigue life prediction; Remaining safe fatigue life

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HIGHWAY BRIDGES;

BRIDGE FATIGUE;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0032734230     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-8920(98)00030-7     Document Type: Review

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