Abstract: With the aging of existing steel bridges and the accumulated stress cycles under traffic loads, assessment of remaining fatigue life for continuing service has become more important than ever, especially for decisions on ...

Abstract: Constructed in 1972 with ASTM A36 (250 MPa) steel, a highway bridge in Maryland is comprised of seven welded steel plate girders of a constant web depth of 2,286 mm (90 in.). In March 2003, the web fractures of two steel ...