Nonlinear Stiffness of Semi-Fixed Dowel Joints in Semi-Integral Bridges

The semi-fixed dowel joint studied in this paper consists of a steel dowel with rubber sleeves and a rubber pad to connect the superstructure and the substructure and to support the main beam. This type of joint is suitably used in retrofitting a jointed bridge with high-stiffness substructure into...

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Main Authors: Zhen Xu, Baochun Chen, Fuyun Huang, Yizhou Zhuang, Xiaoye Luo, Feiting Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/4/2138