Influence of cutout geometry on stresses at welded rib-to-diaphragm connections in steel orthotropic bridge decks

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1892, 2004, Pages 78-87

  Connor, Robert J ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEEL BRIDGES; STRESS ANALYSIS; WELDING;

CUTOUT GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT (FE) MODELS; IN-PLANE STRESSES; STEEL ORTHOTROPIC BRIDGE DECKS;

BRIDGE DECKS;

EID: 15544377071     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1892-09     Document Type: Conference Paper

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