Fatigue Performance of Stringer-to-Floor-Beam Connections in Riveted Railway Bridges
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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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Acknowledgment
The work presented in this paper is part of the writer’s Ph.D. thesis and has mainly been funded by the National Rail Administration in Sweden. The writer would therefore like to acknowledge with deep gratitude the aid and support provided by the National Rail Administration, which also donated the tested bridge parts.
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Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 10 • Issue 2 • March 2005
Pages: 179 - 185
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Received: Mar 19, 2002
Accepted: Aug 24, 2003
Published online: Mar 1, 2005
Published in print: Mar 2005
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