Fatigue Life of Riveted Steel Bridges

Author:   Bjorn Akesson (Consulting Engineer, Fagersta, Sweden) ,  B Akesson ,  Bj Rn Kesson (Consulting Engineer, Fagersta, Sweden)
Publisher:   CRC Press
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9781322667317


Pages:   180
Publication Date:   01 January 2010
Format:   Electronic book text
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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.

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Author:   Bjorn Akesson (Consulting Engineer, Fagersta, Sweden) ,  B Akesson ,  Bj Rn Kesson (Consulting Engineer, Fagersta, Sweden)
Publisher:   CRC Press
Imprint:   CRC Press
ISBN:  

9781322667317


ISBN 10:   1322667314
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   01 January 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Bjorn Akesson 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).

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