Identifying effective and ineffective retrofits for distortion fatigue cracking in steel bridges using field instrumentation

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 745-752

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

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridges; Cracking; Fatigue; Field tests; Instrumentation; Load tests; Retrofitting

Indexed keywords

OUT-OF-PLANE DISTORTION; RETROFIT STRATEGIES; SECONDARY STRESSES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CRACKS; SPECIFICATIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STRESS ANALYSIS;

RETROFITTING;

EID: 33750122911     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2006)11:6(745)     Document Type: Article

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