Influence of skew angle on reinforced concrete slab bridges

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-214

  Menassa, C ^a,b   Mabsout, M ^a   Tarhini, K ^c,d   Frederick, G ^e  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Dar Al Handasah   (Lebanon)

^c Gannett Fleming   (United States)

^d STV Incorporated   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridges, highway; Bridges, skew; Concrete slabs; Concrete, reinforced; Finite element method

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; CONCRETE SLABS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SPECIFICATIONS;

REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGES; SKEW ANGLE; SKEWED BRIDGES; SPAN LENGTH;

HIGHWAY BRIDGES;

EID: 33847148425     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2007)12:2(205)     Document Type: Article

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