Investigation of an Interstate-57 Bridge Beam Brittle Fracture

Handel, W.; Munse, W.H.

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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

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

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

• State of Illinois Department of Transportation
• U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration

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