Abstract: Adhesively bonding a cover plate to the tension flange of a steel girder and high‐strength bolting the ends to prevent debonding was experimentally shown to increase the fatigue life by a factor of 20 over that of welded ...

Abstract: A probabilistic fracture mechanics model was developed for determining the risk of fatigue failure of steel highway bridges. The model consists of: (1) stochastic inputs for crack growth rate, fracture toughness, initial ...

Abstract: This study investigates the fatigue behavior of corroded rolled beams made of A588 steel. The beams were weathered under two conditions: One set was boldly exposed to the environment; the other was exposed under a metal ...

Abstract: Bare, exposed, weathering steel structures have lower fatigue strength than painted steel structures. This finding is based on the results of 36 tests in which transverse stiffener specimens are weathered for eight years ...

Abstract: This paper reviews eight previous studies on the variable-amplitude (VA) fatigue strength of structural steel details: (1) four studies in the

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Abstract: Composite steel-concrete bridges constitute a major portion of the national bridge inventory. Many of these structures are approaching or have passed their service lives and are in need of repair and rehabilitation. External ...

Abstract: The paper introduces a design space for the design of prestressing tendons concentric with members for strengthening steel truss bridges. The design space contains all feasible solutions for the cross-sectional area of the ...

Abstract: The writers summarize all fatigue test data for cover plates on steel beams that were reported since 1969. The earlier studies established the fatigue strength of thin cover plates of Category E fatigue strength as well ...