<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper deals with the real behaviour of the riveted steel railway bridge deck members’ connections with respect to their bending stiffness. Attention is paid to the stringer-to-cross beam connection as well as the cross beam-to-main girder connection. The stiffness of the two connections is investigated on the basis of evaluation of the experimentally determined stress response of the observed structural members to the actual traffic load on an existing railway bridge.</p></abstract>

The paper deals with the real behaviour of the riveted steel railway bridge deck members’ connections with respect to their bending stiffness. Attention is paid to the stringer-to-cross beam connection as well as the cross beam-to-main girder connection. The stiffness of the two connections is investigated on the basis of evaluation of the experimentally determined stress response of the observed structural members to the actual traffic load on an existing railway bridge.

Experimental Analysis of Stiffness of the Riveted Steel Railway Bridge Deck Members’ Joints

Department of Structures and Bridges, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Žilina, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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The paper deals with the real behaviour of the riveted steel railway bridge deck members’ connections with respect to their bending stiffness. Attention is...

Experimental Analysis of Stiffness of the Riveted Steel Railway Bridge Deck Members’ Joints

Published Online: Dec 30, 2014

Page range: 105 - 110

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2014-0019

Keywords
Riveted steel railway bridge, Stringer-to-cross beam connection, Cross beam-to-main girder connection, Experimental measurements, Joint stiffness

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Experimental Analysis of Stiffness of the Riveted Steel Railway Bridge Deck Members’ Joints

Published Online: Dec 30, 2014

Page range: 105 - 110

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2014-0019

KeywordsRiveted steel railway bridge, Stringer-to-cross beam connection, Cross beam-to-main girder connection, Experimental measurements, Joint stiffness

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Riveted steel railway bridge, Stringer-to-cross beam connection, Cross beam-to-main girder connection, Experimental measurements, Joint stiffness