scholarly journals STUDY ON CAUSE OF BRITTLE FRACTURE DURING EARTHQAKES IN STEEL BRIDGE BENTS FOCUSING ON DYNAMIC LOADING EFFECT

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi TAMURA ◽  
Eiichi SASAKI ◽  
Hitoshi YAMADA ◽  
Hiroshi KATSUCHI
Keyword(s):  
Brittle Fracture ◽  
Dynamic Loading ◽  
Steel Bridge ◽  
Loading Effect ◽  
Bridge Bents

Involvements of stress triaxiality in the brittle fracture during earthquakes in steel bridge bents

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Tamura ◽  
Eiichi Sasaki ◽  
Hitoshi Yamada ◽  
Hiroshi Katsuchi ◽  
Theeraphong Chanpheng
Keyword(s):  
Brittle Fracture ◽  
Stress Triaxiality ◽  
Steel Bridge ◽  
Bridge Bents

scholarly journals ANALYTICAL STUDY FOCUSING ON STRESS TRIAXIALITY ON FACTOR OF BRITTLE FRACTURE DURING EARTHQAKES IN STEEL BRIDGE BENTS

2010 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 420-434
Author(s):  
Hiroshi TAMURA ◽  
Eiichi SASAKI ◽  
Hitoshi YAMADA ◽  
Hiroshi KATSUCHI
Keyword(s):  
Brittle Fracture ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Stress Triaxiality ◽  
Steel Bridge ◽  
Bridge Bents

scholarly journals Comparison of International Brittle Fracture Design Code Provisions for Steel Bridges

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110366
Author(s):  
Michelle Y. X. Chien ◽  
Scott Walbridge ◽  
Bertram Kühn
Keyword(s):  
Brittle Fracture ◽  
Temperature Curve ◽  
Highway Bridge ◽  
Steel Bridge ◽  
Design Code ◽  
Design Rules ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
Harsh Climate ◽  
Structural Engineers

Brittle fracture is a major concern to structural engineers as it has significant consequences for safety and cost. Although modern day occurrences of brittle fracture are rare, it is well known that they can occur without warning and may lead to the sudden closure of a bridge, loss of service, expensive repairs, and/or loss of property or life. In Canada, steel bridge fracture is a particularly significant concern because of the harsh climate. If the toughness properties are improperly specified, many steels could be on the lower shelf of the toughness-temperature curve. A comparison of brittle fracture design provisions around the world reveals that more sophisticated approaches have been developed for modeling and understanding brittle fracture in existing and new bridges than those currently in use in North America, including Canada and the U.S.A. This paper describes the European brittle fracture provisions and presents a comparison of the North American and European design provisions using the example of a typical steel-concrete composite highway bridge. On the basis of this comparison, situations where one set of design rules may be more or less conservative are identified, and opportunities for improvement and areas warranting further study are highlighted.

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