University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Investigation of an Interstate-57 Bridge Beam Brittle Fracture

Handel, W.; Munse, W.H.

Content Files
SRS-477.pdf

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/14084

Description

Title
Investigation of an Interstate-57 Bridge Beam Brittle Fracture
Author(s)
  • Handel, W.
  • Munse, W.H.
Issue Date
1980-03
Keyword(s)
  • brittle fractures
  • Steel beams
  • highway bridges
Date of Ingest
2009-10-27T18:02:29Z
Abstract
During the winter of 1976-77 a brittle fracture occurred in one of the steel beams of a four-span steel beam bridge (composite) spanning Interstate-57. The fractured member was removed from the bridge and tests of the member were conducted to determine the cause of failure. This report summarizes the results of the various tests conducted on the failed member and provides a discussion of the role played by the various factors related to the failure.
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-477
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Technical Report
Language
en
Permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14084
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