Live-Load Response of a 65-Year-Old Pratt Truss Bridge

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Laurendeau, Matt ^a   Barr, Paul J ^a   Higgs, Arek ^a   Halling, Marv W ^a   Maguire, Marc ^a   Fausett, Robert W ^a  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution factors; Live load testing; Load ratings; Steel; Truss bridge

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOAD TESTING; STEEL; STRAIN; STRINGERS;

BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE; DISTRIBUTION FACTOR; IN-PLANE BENDING; LOAD RATINGS; OPERATING LOADS; ROTATIONAL RESTRAINTS; SIMPLY SUPPORTED; TRUSS BRIDGE;

TRUSSES;

EID: 84947222253     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: 19435509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000655     Document Type: Article

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