Stress History Studies and the Fatigue Life Expectancy of Highway Bridges

Walker, W.H.

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Title

Stress History Studies and the Fatigue Life Expectancy of Highway Bridges

Author(s)

Walker, W.H.

Issue Date

1980-04

Keyword(s)

• Stress histories
• highway bridges

Abstract

Increased volumes of truck traffic, pressure for increased axle and gross weight limits, and the use of new materials and structural details make the study of live-load stresses induced in bridges subjected to heavy truck traffic of increasing importance. The present study is directed to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data on stresses at critical locations in bridges. It is focused on the development of a probabilistic technique for forecasting the stress-range environment, and ultimately the mean fatigue life of the bridge. The study makes use of a comprehensive, computer based, data acquisition, analysis and interpretation system.

Publisher

University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Series/Report Name or Number

Civil Engineering Studies SRS-476

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

• State of Illinois Department of Transportation
• U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration

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