High-strength hitch

The new self-anchored suspension East Span on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is the object of lessons learned for its designers, contractors and owner. A report is released addressing the failure of a few dozen relatively ordinary high-strength steel rods, which are having major repercussions for the bridge's completion. Reasons for the failure are detailed here, with inappropriate use of a single steel specification for 17 different solutions at the heart of it, as well as plans for a solution.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/10480594
• Authors:
  • Russell, Lisa
• Publication Date: 2013-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 40-41
• Serial:
  • Bridge Design & Engineering
  • Issue Number: 72
  • Publisher: Hemming Information Services
  • ISSN: 1359-7493
  • Serial URL: http://www.bridgeweb.com/Default.aspx

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Case studies; Failure analysis; Rods; Specifications; Steel; Suspension bridges
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
• Geographic Terms: San Francisco (California)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I34: Steels and Metals;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01496168
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 24 2013 9:34AM