RELIABILITY CALIBRATION OF FATIGUE EVALUATION AND DESIGN PROCEDURES

It is noted that the fatigue provisions of the current AASHTO specifications (Standard Specifications 1984) are not suitable for estimating the remaining life of an existing bridge, and that they do not reflect actual fatigue conditons observed in bridges. This study develops a fatigue model, and describes a data base used in calibrating the fatigue design and evaluation procedures. The levels of reliability developed in the calibration are discussed, and the application of the design and evaluation methods are illustrated with examples.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Raju, S K
  • Moses, F
  • Schilling, C G
• Publication Date: 1990-5

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1356-69
• Serial:
  • Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Volume: 116
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9445
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/loi/jsendh

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Calibration; Design; Evaluation; Fatigue (Mechanics); Maintenance; Mathematical models; Reliability; Service life; Specifications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge maintenance; Fatigue life; Models
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494257
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM