Load rating of masonry arch bridges: Refinements

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 304-307

  Boothby, Thomas E ^a   Fanning, Paul J ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bridges, arch; Masonry; Maximum loads

Indexed keywords

ABUTMENT STRENGTHS; AXLE CONFIGURATIONS; MAXIMUM LOADS; WHEEL LOADS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ARCH BRIDGES;

EID: 13944253713     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2004)9:3(304)     Document Type: Article

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