A STRUCTURAL FUTURE FOR ALLOY STEELS
THE REASONS FOR THE USE OF HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL IN HIGHWAY STRUCTURES ARE REVIEWED. IT POINTS OUT THE ECONOMIES THAT CAN BE REALIZED IN COMBINATION WITH WELDING TO SAVE STEEL WEIGHT, MINIMIZE SECONDARY STRESSES, AND IMPROVE AESTHETIC LINES. SOME OF THE USES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE IN CALIFORNIA ARE BRIEFLY REVIEWED, AS ARE FACTORS THAT USUALLY GOVERN DESIGN AND FEATURES THAT MUST BE WATCHED WHEN COMBINING SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF STEEL. SHOP AND FIELD PROCEDURES ARE COVERED, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE UNUSUAL EFFECTS THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF THESE STEELS IN LARGE GIRDERS. FIELD WELDING PROCEDURE IS REVIEWED. THE BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS THAT ACCOMPANY THE USE OF HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL, ALONG WITH SOME PREDICTIONS AS TO HOW FAR ITS USE CAN GO IN THE NEAR FUTURE ARE DISCUSSED. THE ECONOMIES OF THE USE OF HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL ARE REVIEWED, DEALING WITH ECONOMICAL SPAN LENGTHS AND SECTIONS AND WITH THE COMPETITIVE PLACE OF STEEL WITH CONCRETE IN VARIOUS SPANS. THE PAPER CONCLUDES WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEMS OF QUALITY CONTROL AND INHERENT CONSISTENCY OF PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH WILL BE ESSENTIAL IF THESE HIGH- STRENGTH STEELS ARE TO BE GENERALLY ACCEPTED. /AUTHOR/
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Authors:
- Elliott, Arthur L
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Conference:
- 41st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 1962-1-8 to 1962-1-12
- Publication Date: 1962
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 27-40
- Monograph Title: Gas metal-arc spot welding and alloy steel
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Bulletin
- Issue Number: 346
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Alloy steel; Bridge members; Concrete; Economics; Girders; High strength steel; Length; Physical properties; Quality control; Road construction; Steel; Stresses; Structural steel; Structures; Weight; Welding
- Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Economics; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00216398
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Jul 15 1994 12:00AM