MANUAL FOR INSPECTING BRIDGES FOR FATIGUE DAMAGE CONDITIONS. FINAL REPORT

This report is intended to supplement existing inspection and evaluation manuals and provide engineers with basic information and guidelines for inspecting bridges for fatigue damage. A comprehensive description of the AASHTO fatigue categories of structural details is given in Chapter 2. In Chapters 3 to 6, color photographs and line drawings illustrate the locations and situations which are susceptible to fatigue cracking. Guidelines are provided on where to look and what to look for when inspecting bridges for fatigue damage. Chapters 7 and 8 provide procedures for the estimation of fatigue life and for the evalution of bridge structure against risk of fatigue failure.

• Corporate Authors:

  Lehigh University

  Fritz Engineering Laboratory
  Bethlehem, PA  United States  18015

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Commonwealth and Forster Streets
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17120

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Yen, B T
  • Huang, T
  • L-Y, Laim
  • Fisher, J W
• Publication Date: 1990-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 174 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Cracking; Estimating; Failure; Fatigue (Mechanics); Guidelines; Hazards; Inspection; Location; Manuals; Photographs; Risk assessment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge inspection; Fatigue life
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493599
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-PA-89-022+85-02, Fritz Lab Rept 511.1
• Contract Numbers: Project 85-02
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM