Effects of superstructure flexibility on strength of reinforced concrete bridge decks

Computers and Structures

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-23

  Zhou, S ^a   Rizos, D C ^a   Petrou, M F ^a  

^a The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

ANSYS; FEM; Reinforced concrete bridge deck; Superstructure flexibility

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DECKS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

SUPERSTRUCTURE FLEXIBILITY;

INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES;

EID: 0344494505     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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