Structural Engineering International · 2003 · 35 citations · 1 references
EngineeringCivil EngineeringBridge EngineeringBuilding MaterialsStructural EngineeringBridge BearingsBridge ConstructionBridge DesignBridge Expansion JointsBridge MaterialsSteel BridgesBearingsBridge Bearing InstallationBridge Bearing SystemsBridge BuildingBridge Expansion Joint DesignExpansion BearingsExpansion Joints
Since the use of steel, reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete as bridge building materials, structural bridge bearings had to be used. On the other hand the gap between bridge and abutment is bridged by means of expansion joints. The target of this paper is to give a very short state-of-the-art-report on bearings and expansion joints for bridges.
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