10.4225/03/5b0e493eaef3c
DONG GUO
DONG
GUO
Improved Modelling of Long-Span Highway Bridge Traffic Loading
Monash University
2018
long span bridges
load patterning
notional load model
axle-to-axle gap
extrapolation
Civil Engineering not elsewhere classified
2018-05-31 04:26:46
Thesis
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Improved_Modelling_of_Long-Span_Highway_Bridge_Traffic_Loading/6390593
Traffic load modelling on the bridges plays an important role in the bridge design and assessment, but they are not well represented in the current national standards, especially for long-span bridges. This thesis investigates fundamental aspects of a realistic and efficient modelling of the traffic load in three aspects.