Testing and Strengthening Bridge Connections

Authors

Christopher Higgins, Oregon State University
Peter Dusicka, Portland State UniversityFollow
Michael Scott, Oregon State UniversityFollow

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

1-2014

Subjects

Gusset plates -- Testing, Bolted joints -- Testing, Bridges -- Design and construction

Abstract

Researchers evaluate and improve the strength of gusset plate connections, essential pieces in bridge design that can fail due to buckling.

Description

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

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16932

Recommended Citation

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.