FATIGUE PERFORMANCE OF STRINGER-TO-FLOOR BEAM CONNECTIONS IN RIVETED RAILWAY BRIDGES

The behavior of double-angle stringer-to-floor-beam connections in riveted railway bridges is examined experimentally. A series of static and fatigue tests were performed on three full-scale bridge parts taken from an old riveted railway bridge. The results of the static tests reveal that the amount of end moment developed in these connections as a result of their rotational stiffness could be considerable. As a result of the cyclic variation in this moment, fatigue damage might develop in these connections. This damage was, however, observed to have a fairly low propagation rate and did not immediately reduce the load-carrying function of the connections.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Al-Emrani, M
• Publication Date: 2005-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 179-182
• Serial:
  • Journal of Bridge Engineering
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1084-0702
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/beo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Bearing capacity; Bridge decks; Distortion (Structures); Fatigue (Mechanics); Railroad bridges; Rivets; Static tests; Stiffness
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00987502
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 17 2005 12:00AM