Simplified site-specific traffic load models for bridge assessment

Structure and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 303-311

  Getachew, A ^a   Obrien, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Assessment; Bridge; Monte Carlo simulation; Simplified model; Site specific; Weigh in motion

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOADS; MILITARY BRIDGES;

BRIDGE ASSESSMENT; LOAD EFFECTS; MEASURED TRAFFIC; SIMPLIFIED METHOD; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; SIMULATION TECHNIQUES; SITE SPECIFIC; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; TRAFFIC LOAD MODELING; TRAFFIC LOADS;

BRIDGES;

EID: 48249089689     PISSN: 15732479     EISSN: 17448980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15732470500424245     Document Type: Article

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