Article
Testing and Strengthening Bridge Connections
TREC Project Briefs
Sponsor
This research was funded by the National Institute for Transportation and Communities, or NITC, a program of TREC at Portland State University.
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Subjects
- Gusset plates -- Testing,
- Bolted joints -- Testing,
- Bridges -- Design and construction
Disciplines
Abstract
Researchers evaluate and improve the strength of gusset plate connections, essential pieces in bridge design that can fail due to buckling.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16932
Citation Information
Higgins, Christopher, Peter Dusicka, and Michael Scott. Testing and Strengthening Bridge Connections. 2010-361, 2011-420. Portland, OR: Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC), 2014.
This is a summary of TREC research project 2010-361, 2011-420, which can be found online at http://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/research/project/361
The final report associated with this project can be found at http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16930