FIELD EVALUATION OF TIE PLATE GEOMETRY

This investigation demonstrates that changing tie plate thickness has negligible effect on the displacement induced stresses resulting from in-plane bending of the tie plate. Releasing the tie plate to girder connection and reducing tie plate width lowers the in-plane bending stress resulting in increased fatigue life of the tie plate. These conclusions were reached after testing six tie plates having three different configurations and two plate thicknesses at two test locations on the Lehigh Canal Bridge.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report on High Cycle of Welded Bridge Details Project. Prepared in cooperation with Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation, Harrisburg.
• 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:
  • Daniels, J H
  • Fisher, J W
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 23 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending; Bending stress; Bolted joints; Bolts; Bridges; Dislocation (Geology); Fatigue (Mechanics); Highway bridges; Joints; Plate girders; Splice plates; Stresses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fatigue life
• Geographic Terms: Pennsylvania
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143032
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FEL-386.4 Intrm Rpt., FHWA/PA-72-3-4
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 6 1976 12:00AM