Fatigue Life of Riveted Steel Bridges

Informationen zum Autor Björn Åkesson is a former lecturer at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. Currently he is a consulting engineer and the author of several books focusing on the design and analysis of steel structures, especially bridges. He also published Plate Buckling in Bridges and Other Structures , a comprehensive account of local buckling in bridges (Taylor & Francis, 2007). Klappentext Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Chalmers University of Technology! G'oteborg! Sweden! 1994! under title: Fatigue life of riveted railway bridges. Zusammenfassung Many old riveted railway bridges are replaced too soon due to a general lack of knowledge about the expected life span. This indicates the need for more information on fatigue and brittle fracture of riveted bridges. This book unveils extensive research and literature results on riveted bridges' fatigue live and shows how to take fatigue properly into account when deciding about the future service life of a riveted railway bridge. It deals with the expected fatigue live, level of stress ranges by traffic, effect of temperature and ageing, loading histories, crack detection, loose rivets, other defects, repair and strengthening, providing proper instructions and more. Intended for structural, bridge and steel construction engineers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Previous Work - A Literature Survey; 3. Riveted Connections; 4. Fatigue of Riveted Railway Bridges; 5. Field Studies; 6. Full-Scale Fatigue Tests of Riveted Girders; 7. Summary and Conclusions; 8. Modern Research.

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• Authors: Bj?rn ?Kesson, B. Akesson, Bjoern Akesson, Bjorn Akesson, Björn Åkesson, Bj Rn Kesson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.04.2010
• EAN: 9780415876766
• ISBN: 978-0-415-87676-6
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural, environmental science, engineering & technology, Environmental science, engineering and technology