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Testing And Strengthening Bridge Connections, Christopher Higgins, Peter Dusicka, Michael Scott
Testing And Strengthening Bridge Connections, Christopher Higgins, Peter Dusicka, Michael Scott
TREC Project Briefs
Researchers evaluate and improve the strength of gusset plate connections, essential pieces in bridge design that can fail due to buckling.
Experimental Tests And Numerical Analyses Of Steel Truss Bridge Gusset Connections, Christopher Higgins, Peter Dusicka, Michael Scott
Experimental Tests And Numerical Analyses Of Steel Truss Bridge Gusset Connections, Christopher Higgins, Peter Dusicka, Michael Scott
TREC Final Reports
The collapse of the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota has raised questions regarding the performance and possibly safety of steel truss bridges. The failure investigation indicated that the collapse was due to a design error in the gusset plates used to connect the truss members. The findings also recommend that evaluation of truss connections will be needed, which is a deviation from past practice where only members were considered. Gusset plates connect individual steel truss bridge members together at a node. In 10% of the 200,000 steel bridges in US in 2008, failure of a single truss or connection could …