Integrated high-performance thousand-metre scale cable-stayed bridge with hybrid FRP cables

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-175

  Wang, Xin ^a   Wu, Zhishen ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; A. Hybrid; B. Mechanical properties; C. Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

A. HYBRID; CARBON FIBRES; CONVENTIONAL STEEL; ECONOMICAL COSTS; FATIGUE RESISTANCE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIGH STIFFNESS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; METER SCALE; STATIC AND DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; STATIC LOADS; STAY CABLE; STEEL CABLE;

AERODYNAMIC STABILITY; AERODYNAMICS; BOX GIRDER BRIDGES; CABLE STAYED BRIDGES; CARBON FIBERS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STIFFNESS;

BRIDGE CABLES;

EID: 75149147086     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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