Load Rating of a Fully Instrumented Bridge: Comparison of LRFR Approaches

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Sanayei, Masoud ^a   Reiff, Alexandra J ^b,c   Brenner, Brian R ^a   Imbaro, Gregory R ^d  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

^b KLEINFELDER   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Simpson Gumpertz and Heger   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge load rating; Finite element modeling; Nondestructive testing methods

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BRIDGES; LOAD TESTING; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RATING; TESTING;

BRIDGE LOAD RATINGS; CONTINUOUS BRIDGES; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; CONVENTIONAL DESIGN; DIAGNOSTIC LOAD TESTS; LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR RATINGS; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING METHOD; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84962605194     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000752     Document Type: Article

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