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Discussion of “Failure Load Test of a CFRP Strengthened Railway Bridge in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden” by Marcus Bergström, Björn Täljsten, and Anders Carolin

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Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 16Issue 3May 2011
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Received: Feb 23, 2010
Accepted: Mar 9, 2010
Published online: Apr 15, 2011
Published in print: May 1, 2011

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Lennart Elfgren
Professor Emeritus, Luleå Univ. of Technology, Sweden.

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