POINT PLEASANT BRIDGE COLLAPSE MECHANISM ANALYZED

AN ENGINEERING MECHANICS ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF THE PT. PLEASANT BRIDGE. THE RESPONSE OF THE BRIDGE TO LIVE LOAD WAS INVESTIGATED, ALONG WITH SLIDING FRICTION, FATIGUE AND STRESS DISTRIBUTION. EXTREMELY HIGH STRESS CONCENTRATION AT THE POINT WHERE THE FIRST EYEBAR FAILED, CAUSED BY BAR TO PIN FRICTION, WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF COLLAPSE.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 41, No7, PP 61-66, 18 FIG
• Authors:
  • Dicker, D
• Publication Date: 1971-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bars (Building materials); Bridges; Deformation curve; Failure; Fracture mechanics; Live loads; Mechanical analysis; Sliding friction; Steel; Stresses; Suspension bridges
• Uncontrolled Terms: Eyebars
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00209615
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 27 1972 12:00AM