Overstrength factors of RC bridges supported on single and multi-column RC piers in Mexico

Mexico highway network has more than 14,000 bridges. Most of them are reinforced concrete (RC) structures. The bridges design process incorporates the use of an overstrength factor that is not justified and has received little attention in published works. Mexican regulations allow using an overstre...

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Main Author: Alma R. Sánchez (author)
Other Authors: António Arêde (author), Jose M. Jara (author), Pedro Delgado (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/138814
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/138814