Traffic load modelling and factors influencing the accuracy of predicted extremes

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 270-278

  O'Connor, Alan ^a   O'Brien, Eugene J ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bridge; Characteristic values; Load effects; Monte Carlo; Simulation; Traffic flow; Weigh in motion

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

TRAFFIC LOAD MODELING; TRAFFIC SIMULATION MODELS; WEIGHT-IN-MOTION (WIM) TECHNOLOGY;

HIGHWAY BRIDGES;

LOADING; PAVEMENT;

EID: 21244445728     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l04-092     Document Type: Article

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