Analysis and structural benefits of high performance concrete for pretensioned bridge girders

PCI Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 100-107

  Kahn, Lawrence F ^a   Saber, Aziz ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DECKS; PRECAST CONCRETE; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

PRETENSIONED GIRDERS;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0034222611     PISSN: 08879672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15554/pcij.07012000.100.107     Document Type: Article

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