Multihazard Extreme Event Design for Accelerated Bridge Construction
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 19, Issue 2
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Acknowledgments
Funding was provided through NCHRP Project No. 20-68A for Scan 11-02 requested by AASHTO. The NCHRP is supported by annual voluntary contributions from the state DOTs. Additional support for selected scans is provided by the FHWA and other agencies.
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Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 19 • Issue 2 • May 2014
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Received: Sep 27, 2013
Accepted: Oct 22, 2013
Published online: Mar 4, 2014
Published in print: May 1, 2014
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