Selfstressed bowstring footbridge in FRP

Composite Structures

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 489-496

  Caron, Jean François ^a   Julich, Saskia ^a   Baverel, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

Footbridge; Force densities; Frp; Prestress; Shape optimization

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBRES; ELASTIC BUCKLING; FIBRE-REINFORCED POLYMERS; FINITE-ELEMENT STUDIES; FORCE DENSITIES; FORM FINDINGS; FRP; GLASS FIBRES; NON-LINEAR STRUCTURES; PRESTRESS; PRESTRESSES; SELF STRESS; STATIC AND DYNAMICS; STRAIGHT PIPES; STRUCTURAL CONCEPTS;

CABLES; CARBON FIBERS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FOOTBRIDGES; GLASS FIBERS; PIPE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

BRIDGE; BUCKLING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; STRESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 63449090853     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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