Nondestructive testing for design verification of Boston's Central Artery underpinning frames and connections

Bridge Structures

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-98

  Santini Bell, Erin ^a   Sanayei, Masoud ^b   Brenner, Brian ^c   Sipple, Jesse ^a   Blanchard, Adam ^d  

^a University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b Tufts University   (United States)

^c Fay   (United States)

^d LeMessurier Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

design verification; model updating; nondestructive testing; structural parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

CONNECTION STIFFNESS; CUT-AND-COVER TUNNELS; DESIGN VERIFICATION; ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES; KEY DESIGN PARAMETERS; MODEL UPDATING; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER;

BRIDGES; BUILDING MATERIALS; DEMOLITION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSORS; UNDERPINNINGS; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

DESIGN;

EID: 84885398377     PISSN: 15732487     EISSN: 17448999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15732480802246337     Document Type: Article

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