Increased damping in cantilevered traffic signal structures

Journal of structural engineering New York, N.Y.

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 530-537

  Hamilton III, H R ^a   Riggs, G S ^b   Puckett, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b BLACK AND VEATCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; OSCILLATIONS; POLES; SERVICE LIFE; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WIND STRESS;

CANTILEVERED TRAFFIC SIGNAL STRUCTURES; ELASTOMERIC PAD; WIND INDUCED OSCILLATIONS;

STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

EID: 0034172161     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2000)126:4(530)     Document Type: Article

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