Assessing the Needs for Intermediate Diaphragms in Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges

Reinforced concrete Intermediate Diaphragms (IDs) are still being used in prestressed concrete (PC) girder bridges in Louisiana. Some of the advantages of providing IDs are disputed and also use of IDs increases the cost and time of construction. There is no consistency in the practice of providing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chandolu, Anand Kumar
Other Authors: Steve CS Cai
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2005
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-07122005-104553/