FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE HOAN BRIDGE FRACTURES

The northbound approach span of the Hoan Bridge on I-794 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, failed by brittle fracture on December 13, 2000. Two of 3 welded plate girders of the 66.45 m approach end span were fractured full depth leaving only 1 partially cracked girder supporting the span. The failure assessment is summarized.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers

  Heereweg 347-B
  2161 CA Lisse,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Wright, W J
  • Fisher, J W
  • Kaufmann, E J
• Conference:
  • Recent Developments in Bridge Engineering. Proceedings of the Second New York City Bridge Conference
  • Location: New York, NY
  • Date: 2003-10-20 to 2003-10-21
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 179-192

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge engineering; Bridge members; Brittleness; Failure analysis; Highway bridges; Plate girders; Structural deterioration and defects; Welded plates
• Identifier Terms: Hoan Bridge (Wisconsin)
• Geographic Terms: Milwaukee (Wisconsin)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00965787
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9058096068
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 11 2003 12:00AM