BOLTED GALVANIZED BRIDGES-ENGINEERING ACCEPTANCE NEAR

RESEARCH INTO THE STRENGTH OF BOLTED JOINTS IN GALVANIZED STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO DYNAMIC LOADING, HAS BEEN UNDER WAY SINCE 1964 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. RESULTS SHOW THAT GALVANIZED STEEL CONNECTIONS ATTAIN FATIGUE STRENGTHS EQUIVALENT TO THOSE OF UNGALVANIZED STEEL. SLIP BEHAVIOR OF GALVANIZED JOINTS CAN BE IMPROVED BY PREASSEMBLY TREATMENT OF THE CONTACT SURFACES. IT WAS FOUND, IN ADDITION, THAT GALVANIZED HIGH-STRENGTH BOLTS, NUTS AND WASHERS CAN BE INSTALLED USING CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES AS LONG AS A SUITABLE LUBRICANT IS USED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 40, No 4, PP 42-46
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Birkemoe, P C
  • Herrschaft, D C
• Publication Date: 1970-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bolted joints; Bolts; Galvanizing; Joints; Lubricants; Metal bridges; Nuts (Fasteners); Steel bridges
• Old TRIS Terms: High strength bolts; Washers
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00209207
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 6 1970 12:00AM