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Extending Use Of Simple For Dead Load And Continuous For Live Load (Sdcl) Steel Bridge System To Seismic Areas, Ramin Taghinezhadbilondy
Extending Use Of Simple For Dead Load And Continuous For Live Load (Sdcl) Steel Bridge System To Seismic Areas, Ramin Taghinezhadbilondy
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The steel bridge system referred to as Simple for Dead load and Continuous for Live load (SDCL) has gained popularity in non-seismic areas of the country. Accordingly, it results in many advantages including enhanced service life and lower inspection and maintenance costs as compared to conventional steel systems. To-date, no research studies have been carried out to evaluate the behavior of the SDCL steel bridge system in seismic areas. The main objective of this research was to extend the application of SDCL to seismic areas.
The concept of the SDCL system was developed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a …