FATIGUE CRACKING IN STEEL BRIDGE PIERS AND ORTHOTROPIC STEEL DECKS OF TOKYO METROPOLITAN EXPRESSWAY

This paper describes how the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway is very important to the Tokyo area. Thirty years have passed since the first expressway opened and some deterioration has been found in the steel bridge structures. In Japan, the fatigue problem had not been considered in the bridge design process but many cracks have been found in steel member recently. This paper reports the state and cause of fatigue crack in steel piers and steel orthotropic decks in the expressway.

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• Authors:
  • HIRABAYASHI, Y
  • KONISHI, T
  • Machida, F
  • Tokida, H
  • Shimozato, T
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the 21st ARRB and 11th REAAA Conference. Transport. Our Highway to a Sustainable Future
  • Location: Cairns, Australia
  • Date: 2003-5-18 to 2003-5-23
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 38 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: ARRB Transport Research, Limited
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 0158-0728

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Bridges; Cracking; Expressways; Fatigue (Mechanics); Metropolitan areas; Orthotropic; Piers (Supports); Steel structures
• Geographic Terms: Tokyo (Japan)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00964321
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 087659229X
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 9 2003 12:00AM