Live load distribution factor for highway bridges based on AASHTO-LRFD and finite element analysis

Proceedings of the Structures Congress and Exposition

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 144-

  Yousif, Zaher ^a   Hindi, Riyadh ^b  

^a CC Technologies Canada Inc   (Canada)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DECKS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAPHIC METHODS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STANDARDS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BRIDGE LOADING; LIVE LOAD DISTRIBUTION; SHELL ELEMENTS; VEHICULAR LOADS;

HIGHWAY BRIDGES;

EID: 33845719185     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40889(201)144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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