Abstract: Many departments of transportation use four-chord aluminum tubular truss structures to support dynamic message signs (DMS). Inspections have often revealed that these structures contain cracks that likely occurred during ...

Abstract: The purpose of the research presented in this paper is to reexamine the current Charpy V-notch (CVN) requirements for steel bridges in the United States using state-of-the-art applied fracture mechanics analysis. Proposed ...

Abstract: The Master Curve (MC) methodology is a well-known approach utilized to characterize the ductile-to-brittle transition region (DBTR) of ferritic–pearlitic steels. This methodology was initially standardized in ASTM E1921 ...