Application of EBEF method for the distortional analysis of steel box girder bridge superstructures during construction

Advances in Structural Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 211-221

  Hsu, Yao T ^b   Fu, Chung C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analysis; Box girders; Bridges; Curved beams; Distortion; Elastic foundations; Steel; Stiffness matrix

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); FOUNDATIONS; SHEAR STRESS; STEEL BRIDGES; STEEL CONSTRUCTION; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

DISTORTIONAL ANALYSIS; EQUIVALENT BEAM ON ELASTIC FOUNDATION;

BOX GIRDER BRIDGES;

EID: 0036870025     PISSN: 13694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/136943302320974581     Document Type: Article

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