ABSTRACT

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 i

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|16 pages

Previous Work – A Literature Survey

chapter 3|22 pages

Riveted Connections

chapter 4|28 pages

Fatigue of Riveted Railway Bridges

chapter 5|30 pages

Field Studies

chapter 7|6 pages

Summary and Conclusions

chapter 8|4 pages

Modern Research