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Grant (1998-2001) Particulars

Title Parametric Finite Element Analysis and Full Scale Testing of Trunnion Hub Assemblies for Bascule Bridges

Sponsor 

Funded by Florida Department of Transportation to University of South Florida

 

Funds

$250,000

 

Duration

September 1998 - August 2001

 

Principal Investigators 

Glen Besterfield, Autar Kaw, Roger Crane, Larry Oline of USF

Technical Monitor

Tom Cherukara, FDOT

 

Graduate Students

 

Badri Ratnam, Michael Denninger and Sanjeev Nichani

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