Fatigue evaluation of steel bridges
By: Mark D. Bowman ... [et al.].
Contributors: Purdue University. School of Civil Engineering; National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; National Cooperative Highway Research Program; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; United States. Federal Highway Administration
Series: NCHRP report -- 721; Report (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) -- 721.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780309258265
Subjects: Bridges; Welded joints; Cracking; Iron and steel bridges; Fatigue; Maintenance and repair; Steel bridges; Fatigue (Mechanics); Fatigue limit; Serviceability
Description: "TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 721: Fatigue Evaluation of Steel Bridges provides proposed revisions to Section 7--Fatigue Evaluation of Steel Bridges of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Manual for Bridge Evaluation with detailed examples of the application of the proposed revisions."--Publisher's description.
Notes: At head of title: National Cooperative Highway Research Program.

Appendixes A-D to NCHRP Report 721 are only available electronically.

Includes bibliographical references.

Report also available online.

Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration NCHRP project 12-81
Table of contents: title: Background --; title: Research approach --; title: Findings and applications --; title: Conclusions --; title: [ Appendix A: Survey interview forms --; title: Appendix B: AASHTO fatigue truck validation analysis results --; title: Appendix C: Tack weld tests --; title: Appendix D: Distortion induced fatigue tests].