Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Live-Load Distribution Factors for Double Tee Bridges

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Torres, Victor ^a   Zolghadri, Navid ^b   Maguire, Marc ^c   Barr, Paul ^c   Halling, Marvin ^c  

^a Dunn Associates Inc   (United States)

^b Division of Pennoni Associates Inc   (United States)

^c Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Double tee bridge; Girder distribution factor; Multivariable linear regression; Parametric study

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE TESTING; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DETERIORATION; FLANGES; HIGHWAY BRIDGES; LOAD TESTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATIONS; DOUBLE-TEE; GIRDER DISTRIBUTION FACTORS; GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT; LIVE-LOAD BEHAVIOR; MULTI-VARIABLE LINEAR REGRESSION; PARAMETRIC STUDY; SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATIONS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 85058341769     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0001259     Document Type: Article

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