University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Stress History Studies and the Fatigue Life Expectancy of Highway Bridges

Walker, W.H.

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SRS-476.pdf

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/14083

Description

Title
Stress History Studies and the Fatigue Life Expectancy of Highway Bridges
Author(s)
Walker, W.H.
Issue Date
1980-04
Keyword(s)
  • Stress histories
  • highway bridges
Date of Ingest
2009-10-27T17:46:14Z
Abstract
Increased volumes of truck traffic, pressure for increased axle and gross weight limits, and the use of new materials and structural details make the study of live-load stresses induced in bridges subjected to heavy truck traffic of increasing importance. The present study is directed to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data on stresses at critical locations in bridges. It is focused on the development of a probabilistic technique for forecasting the stress-range environment, and ultimately the mean fatigue life of the bridge. The study makes use of a comprehensive, computer based, data acquisition, analysis and interpretation system.
Publisher
University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Series/Report Name or Number
Civil Engineering Studies SRS-476
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Technical Report
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14083
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
  • State of Illinois Department of Transportation
  • U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration

Owning Collections

Civil Engineering Studies: Structural Research Series PRIMARY