FEA of complex bridge system with FRP composite deck

Journal of Composites for Construction

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-86

  Mu, Bin ^a   Wu, Hwai Chung ^b   Yan, An ^b   Warnemuende, Kraig ^b   Fu, Gongkang ^b   Gibson, Ronald F ^b   Kim, Dong Woo ^c  

^a James Hardie Building Products ^*  (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge decks; Composite materials; Fiber reinforced polymers; Finite element method; Sandwich structures

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX BRIDGE SYSTEM; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS; HIGHWAY BRIDGE DECK SYSTEMS;

BRIDGE DECKS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 33645316839     PISSN: 10900268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0268(2006)10:1(79)     Document Type: Article

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