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Dynamic Behavior And Fatigue Life Of Highway Bridges Due To Doubling Heavy Vehicles, Arash Tarighi
Dynamic Behavior And Fatigue Life Of Highway Bridges Due To Doubling Heavy Vehicles, Arash Tarighi
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An increase in the demand for the freight shipping in the United States has been predicted for the near future and Longer Combination Vehicles (LCVs), which can carry more loads in each trip, seem like a good solution for the problem. Currently, utilizing LCVs is not permitted in most states of the US and little research has been conducted on the effects of these heavy vehicles on the roads and bridges. In this research, efforts are made to study these effects by comparing the dynamic and fatigue effects of LCVs with more common trucks.
Ten Steel and prestressed concrete bridges …