Modular pedestrian bridge with concrete deck and IPC truss girder

Engineering Structures

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 449-459

  De Roover, C ^a   Vantomme, J ^a   Wastiels, J ^b   Croes, K ^b   Taerwe, L ^c   Blontrock, H ^c  

^a ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Design; Inorganic; IPC; Pedestrian bridge; Phosphate Cement; Tests; Truss

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CEMENTS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GLASS FIBERS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); NUMERICAL METHODS; STIFFNESS;

INORGANIC PHOSPHATE CEMENT (IPC);

FOOTBRIDGES;

BRIDGE; CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037367012     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(02)00185-2     Document Type: Article

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