History and aesthetics of the bronx-whitestone bridge

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 230-240

  Barelli, Michael ^a   White, Joshua ^a   Billington, David P ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Bridge maintenance; Bridges; New York; Retrofitting; Suspension; Vibration

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE MAINTENANCE; NEW YORK; SUSPENSION;

AERODYNAMICS; OSCILLATIONS; RETROFITTING; SUSPENSION BRIDGES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

BRIDGES;

EID: 32944458550     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2006)11:2(230)     Document Type: Article

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