Determination of initial cable forces in prestressed concrete cable-stayed bridges for given design deck profiles using the force equilibrium method

Computers and Structures

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-9

  Chen, D W ^a   Au, F T K ^b   Tham, L G ^b   Lee, P K K ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BRIDGE DECKS; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

FORCE EQUILIBRIUM METHODS; INITIAL CABLE FORCES;

CABLE STAYED BRIDGES;

EID: 0033905170     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(98)00315-0     Document Type: Article

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