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RISPerspectives on AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Design
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) first published the
Special Issue on AASHTO-LRFD Bridge Design and Guide Specifications: Recent, Ongoing, and Future Refinements
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Reliability-Based Method for Fatigue Evaluation of Railway Bridges
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A newly developed method for the fatigue evaluation of riveted railway bridges is presented in the paper. The data that were collected during a large-scale bridge instrumentation program along with the fatigue resistance ...
Closure to “Reliability‐Based Method for Fatigue Evaluation of Railway Bridges” by Daniel H. Tobias and Douglas A. Foutch
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Loading Spectra for Railway Bridges under Current Operating Conditions
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Some important results from a research program investigating railway bridges in North America are presented in the paper. A primary goal of the program was to measure the loading spectra to which railway bridges are currently ...
Simplified AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Design Girder Live Load Distribution in Illinois
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Illinois began full transition to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials load and resistance factor design (LRFD) bridge design specifications from the traditional load factor design code ...
Overview of Earthquake Resisting System Design and Retrofit Strategy for Bridges in Illinois
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: An overview of an earthquake resisting system (ERS) strategy for the design and retrofit of bridges in Illinois is presented in the paper. Initial development of this ERS strategy by the Illinois Dept. of Transportation ...