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Fatigue Prone Connection Details
All, Thank you for taking the time to help me out. wiktor: Believe it or not, we have had about 20 of these things. We've inspected and load rated them. All of the connections are welds. I'm sure there are way more in the state than that, as well.- dagunk909
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- Forum: Bridge engineering
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Fatigue Prone Connection Details
Thanks for the comments. Sorry if I was unclear. I have seen several example reports, but at the truss joints, they all had bolted connections. I was wondering if the transverse welds on the tension members in the truss were actually fatigue prone themselves. My interpretation of the fatigue...- dagunk909
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- Forum: Bridge engineering
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Fatigue Prone Connection Details
Hello. I am in the middle of putting together several reports about fracture critical members and fatigue prone connections on welded truss bridges. All connections in the trusses themselves are welds, but some of the floor systems of them use a mix and match of welds and bolts. We have to...- dagunk909
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