Understanding capacity rating of bridges from load tests

Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 209-216

  Cai, Chun S ^a,b   Shahawy, Mohsen ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SDR Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bearing capacity; Bridges; Load tests

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY RATING; LINEAR EXTRAPOLATION; LOAD DISTRIBUTION FACTORS (LDF); LOAD TESTS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BEARING CAPACITY; EXTRAPOLATION; LOAD TESTING; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BRIDGES;

EID: 5544309479     PISSN: 10840680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0680(2003)8:4(209)     Document Type: Article

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