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http://dx.doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2017.37.3.0513

Military Load Classification (MLC) on Concrete Bridges in North Korea  

Park, Hyo Bum (Joint Forces Military University)
Kwak, Hyo Gyoung (Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology)
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KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research / v.37, no.3, 2017 , pp. 513-520 More about this Journal
Abstract
For the last 60years, North Korea has constructed a lot of roadway bridges with different standard from that used in South Korea, and since North Korea prefer to take advantage of train more than truck for long distance transport, the construction and maintenance of roadway bridges have not been constructed effectively. Upon these situations, an exact evaluation of the resisting capacity for bridges in North Korea has been required to check of any bridge can be used in time of war. This paper introduces an evaluation of bridges in North Korea on the basis of Military Load Classification (MLC). Three different types of concrete bridges are considered, and the numerical analysis and design calculation give the military loadings which can pass through the bridges in North Korea.
Keywords
Military Load Classification (MLC); North Korea bridges; Design vehicle load; Finite element method;
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