Seismic design of columns of short bridges accounting for embankment flexibility

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1515-1528

  Inel, Mehmet ^a   Aschheim, Mark A ^b  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridges; California; Columns; Earthquakes; Embankments; Flexibility; Seismic design

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; FLEXIBILITY; SEISMIC DESIGN; SHEAR FAILURES;

ASPECT RATIO; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); EARTHQUAKES; EMBANKMENTS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BRIDGES;

EID: 13844298884     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2004)130:10(1515)     Document Type: Article

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