Use of eccentric beam elements in the analysis of slab-on-girder bridges

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-102

  Chan, Tommy H T ^a   Chan, Jeffrey H F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BRIDGE DECKS; BRIDGES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

ECCENTRIC BEAM ELEMENTS; GRILLAGE ANALOGY METHOD; LATERAL LOAD DISTRIBUTION; RIGID LINK ELEMENT; SEMI CONTINUUM METHOD; SLAB ON GIRDER BRIDGES;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033164589     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.1999.8.1.085     Document Type: Article

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