University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Mathematical Modeling of Loading Histories for Steel Beams or Girder Highway Bridges

Miller, D.; Munse, W.H.

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Srs-508.pdf

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/14116

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Title
Mathematical Modeling of Loading Histories for Steel Beams or Girder Highway Bridges
Author(s)
  • Miller, D.
  • Munse, W.H.
Issue Date
1983-03
Keyword(s)
  • highway bridges
  • Distribution functions
  • Fatigue
Date of Ingest
2009-10-30T15:43:12Z
Abstract
In this study the nature of actual random traffic stress histories in steel beam or girder highway bridges has been investigated. Quantitative field test results have been used to develop mathematical models that can be used to represent the stress histories for such bridges. The beta distribution function has been found to be an effective mathematical model for the actual stress-range histograms and has been used to establish random stress factors and can be used in fatigue design to account for the random nature of loadings in highway bridges.
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-508
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Technical Report
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14116
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