Fatigue performance of stringer-to-floor-beam connections in riveted railway bridges

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-185

  Al Emrani, Mohammad ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bridge decks; Bridges, railroad; Connections, semi rigid; Distortion; Fatigue; Rivets

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BRIDGE DECKS; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; RIVETS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

DISTORTION-INDUCED STRESSES; FATIGUE DAMAGE; RIVETED RAILWAY BRIDGES; SEMI-RIGID; STRINGLER-TO-FLOOR-BEAM CONNECTIONS;

RAILROAD BRIDGES;

EID: 14544291100     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2005)10:2(179)     Document Type: Article

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