About this document
Hardness and Fatigue Analysis of Bridge Steel by Vasda Vinci is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document summarizes the results of a lab experiment on bridge gusset plates. Hardness tests and rotating beam fatigue tests were conducted on 14 gusset plates to analyze causes of bridge failure. Hardness values varied between plates. Fatigue tests generated an S-N diagram showing failure occurred at 6.35x106 cycles for the bridge material, ASTM A514 steel. This was below the estimated lifetime and indicated failure from fatigue. While fatigue test data requires adjustment factors to apply to structures
- Author
- Vasda Vinci
- Language
- EN