Assessment procedure and rehabilitation criteria for the riveted railway Adige Bridge

Structure and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 747-764

  Pipinato, A ^a   Pellegrino, C ^a   Modena, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

high cycle fatigue; railway; rehabilitation; rivets; steel bridge

Indexed keywords

3D FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; EXISTING RAILWAY STEEL BRIDGES; HIGH-CYCLE FATIGUES; NORTHERN ITALY; RAILWAY; REMAINING FATIGUE LIFE; SAFE LIFE; STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENTS; STRUCTURE REPLACEMENT; TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS; TRAFFIC ESTIMATION; TRAFFIC PATTERN;

ESTIMATION; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RAILROADS; RETROFITTING; RIVETS; STEEL BRIDGES; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

RATING;

EID: 84859631235     PISSN: 15732479     EISSN: 17448980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2010.481674     Document Type: Article

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