Consistent approach to calculating stresses for fatigue design of welded rib-to-web connections in steel orthotropic bridge decks

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 517-525

  Connor, Robert J ^a   Fisher, John W ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge decks; Bridge design; Fatigue; Steel decks

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DESIGN; FATIGUE RESISTANCE; LABORATORY TESTING; STEEL DECKS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; STEEL; STRESSES;

BRIDGE DECKS;

EID: 33747345849     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2006)11:5(517)     Document Type: Article

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