Maximum dynamic stress on bridges traversed by moving loads

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Bridge Engineering

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-85

  Cantero, D ^a   Gonzalez A ^a   OBrien, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bridges; Dynamics; Stress analysis

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; DYNAMICS;

DYNAMIC STRESS; MAXIMUM MOMENTS; MOVING LOAD; NOCV1; ON DYNAMICS; SIMPLY SUPPORTED BRIDGE; STATIC BENDING; TRAFFIC LOADS;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 84995955718     PISSN: 14784637     EISSN: 17517664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/bren.2009.162.2.75     Document Type: Article

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