Research Article
Mar 1957
The Vibration of Simple Span Highway Bridges
Publication: Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 83, Issue 2
Abstract
Development of analytical method by which magnitude and character of bridge vibration due to passage of heavy vehicles can be predicted; method of analysis based upon certain simplifying assumptions; accuracy of method investigated by comparison with laboratory tests on model bridges; tests of actual structures used to prove applicability of method to field conditions.
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Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 83 • Issue 2 • March 1957
Pages: 1186-1 - 1186-32
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© 1957 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Mar 1957
Published online: Feb 1, 2021
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John M. Biggs, AM.ASCE
Associate Prof. of Structural Eng., Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Herbert S. Suer, JM.ASCE
Senior Structural Research Engr., North American Aviation, Inc., Downey, Calif.; formerly Research Asst., Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Jacobus M. Louw
Research Asst., Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., and post-M.Sc. Fellow of The South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
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