Failure of concrete T-beam and box-girder highway bridges subjected to cyclic loading from traffic

Engineering Structures

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1838-1845

  Sasaki, Kent K ^a   Paret, Terry ^a   Araiza, Juan C ^a   Hals, Peder ^a  

^a WISS JANNEY ELSTNER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction joints; Cyclic degradation; Local shear failure; T beam bridges

Indexed keywords

ALKALI-SILICA REACTION; BOX GIRDER; CAST IN PLACE; COLD JOINTS; COMPOSITE ACTION; CONSTRUCTION JOINTS; CYCLIC DEGRADATIONS; CYCLIC LOADINGS; EXISTING BRIDGE; FAILURE MECHANISM; HEAVY-TRUCK TRAFFIC; LOCAL SHEAR FAILURE; ORIGINAL DESIGN; REINFORCING STEELS; SHEAR FAILURE; WHEEL LOADING;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CYCLIC LOADS; DEGRADATION; MACHINE DESIGN; SILICA;

HIGHWAY BRIDGES;

BRIDGE; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; CYCLIC LOADING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FAILURE MECHANISM; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953024855     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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