Modeling technique for honeycomb FRP deck bridges via finite elements

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 572-580

  MacHado, Marcelo A S ^a,b   Sotelino, Elisa D ^c   Liu, Judy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Universitario   (Brazil)

^c Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridges; Decks; Fiber reinforced polymers; Finite element method; Honeycomb structures

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIGHWAY BRIDGES; MODAL ANALYSIS;

HONEYCOMB FRP DECK BRIDGES; STEEL GUARDRAILS;

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES;

EID: 40849094525     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2008)134:4(572)     Document Type: Article

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