Live-load distribution factors for concrete box-girder bridges

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 273-280

  Song, Shin Tai ^a   Chai, Y H ^a   Hida, Susan E ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Box girders; Bridges, concrete; Bridges, girder; California; Live loads; Load distribution

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; LIVE LOADS; LOAD AND RESISTANT FACTOR DESIGN (LRFD); LOAD DISTRIBUTION;

BENDING (FORMING); BRIDGE DECKS; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; CONCRETES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIGHWAY BRIDGES; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BOX GIRDER BRIDGES;

EID: 13944271447     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2003)8:5(273)     Document Type: Article

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