Evaluation of remaining fatigue life for riveted truss bridges

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 678-691

  DiBattista, J D ^a   Adamson, D E J ^b   Kulak, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Canadian Pacific Railway Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analysis; Bridge; Fatigue; Model; Rivets; Steel

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVETS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESSES; TRUSSES;

BENDING MOMENT; RIVETED TRUSS BRIDGES;

FATIGUE TESTING;

FATIGUE;

EID: 0032147875     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l98-011     Document Type: Article

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