Resolving restraint moments: Designing for continuity in precast prestressed concrete girder bridges

PCI Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 104-119

  McDonagh, Michael D ^a   Hinkley, Kevin B ^b  

^a BERGER/ABAM Engineers Inc   (United States)

^b Entranco   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridges; Connections; Continuity; Continuous bridges; Design (structural); Girders; Precast concrete; Prestressed concrete; Restraint moments; Shrinkage; Stresses; Volume changes

Indexed keywords

CREEP; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESTRESSED BEAMS AND GIRDERS; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; SHRINKAGE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DEEPER GIRDERS; PRECAST PRESTRESSED CONCRETE GIRDER BRIDGES; RESTRAINT MOMENTS; SPANS;

PRECAST CONCRETE;

EID: 0041876357     PISSN: 08879672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15554/pcij.07012003.104.119     Document Type: Article

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