Investigation of the dayton, Ohio, IR 75 sign truss failure of september 11, 2006

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 372-378

  Huckelbridge, Arthur A ^a   Metzger, Andrew T ^b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

Deflection; Fatigue; Ohio; Structural failures; Support structures; Traffic signs; Vibration

Indexed keywords

DEFLECTION; FATIGUE; OHIO; STRUCTURAL FAILURES; SUPPORT STRUCTURES; VIBRATION;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE MECHANICS; GROUND SUPPORTS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY; TRAFFIC SIGNS;

TRUSSES;

EID: 70349310421     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000033     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. AASHTO. (2001). Standard specifications for structural supports for highway signs, luminaire, and traffic signals, 4th Ed., American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C.
2. AASHTO. (2004). AASHTO LRFD bridge design specifications, 3rd Ed., American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C.
3. Dowling, N. E. (2007). Mechanical behavior of materials: Engineering methods for deformation, fracture, and fatigue, 3rd Ed., Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, N.J.
4. ODOT. (2007). Ohio Department of Transportation traffic survey data, 〈 http://www.dot.state.oh.us/techservsite/offceorg/traffmonit/default.htm 〉 (March 1, 2007).