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Design criteria and load and resistance factors for the Confederation Bridge

Authors :
L. Dunaszegi
D. J. L. Kennedy
Marc A. Maes
F. M. Bartlett
James G. MacGregor
D E Chernenko
Source :
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 24:882-897
Publication Year :
1997
Publisher :
Canadian Science Publishing, 1997.

Abstract

The facility performance requirements for the Confederation Bridge specified that the bridge be designed using load and resistance factors developed specifically for the site. This paper reviews the derivation of these factors for both the ultimate limit states and the serviceability limit states.

Details

ISSN :
12086029 and 03151468
Volume :
24
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........8032655a479f1581a713f6bdb29a0d20