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Fatigue Evaluation of the Holston River Bridge, Knox County, Tennessee

J. H. Deatherage / D. W. Goodpasture / E. G. Burdette / S. N. Clarke

In January 1992, the Holston River Bridge suffered a fatigue failure of the east bound fascia girder. The crack propagated through the bottom flange of the girder and tore through the web to within a few inches of the top flange. Construction began immediately to repair the bridge and retrofit the area where the failure initiated to assure that the problem would not reoccur. The retrofit repairs are described in detail in this report. Basically the retrofit stiffened the area where the outriggers, supporting the outside lane and shoulder, frame into a contract with the University of Tennessee to evaluate the repairs and the effectiveness of the retrofit.

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Fatigue Evaluation of the Holston River Bridge, Knox County, Tennessee

J. H. Deatherage / D. W. Goodpasture / E. G. Burdette / S. N. Clarke

In January 1992, the Holston River Bridge suffered a fatigue failure of the east bound fascia girder. The crack propagated through the bottom flange of the girder and tore through the web to within a few inches of the top flange. Construction began immediately to repair the bridge and retrofit the area where the failure initiated to assure that the problem would not reoccur. The retrofit repairs are described in detail in this report. Basically the retrofit stiffened the area where the outriggers, supporting the outside lane and shoulder, frame into a contract with the University of Tennessee to evaluate the repairs and the effectiveness of the retrofit.

Fatigue Evaluation of the Holston River Bridge, Knox County, Tennessee

J. H. Deatherage / D. W. Goodpasture / E. G. Burdette / S. N. Clarke

In January 1992, the Holston River Bridge suffered a fatigue failure of the east bound fascia girder. The crack propagated through the bottom flange of the girder and tore through the web to within a few inches of the top flange. Construction began immediately to repair the bridge and retrofit the area where the failure initiated to assure that the problem would not reoccur. The retrofit repairs are described in detail in this report. Basically the retrofit stiffened the area where the outriggers, supporting the outside lane and shoulder, frame into a contract with the University of Tennessee to evaluate the repairs and the effectiveness of the retrofit.

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Title:

Fatigue Evaluation of the Holston River Bridge, Knox County, Tennessee

Contributors:

J. H. Deatherage (author) / D. W. Goodpasture (author) / E. G. Burdette (author) / S. N. Clarke (author)

Publication date:

1997

Size:

258 pages

Type of media:

Report

Type of material:

No indication

Language:

English

Keywords:

Highway Engineering , Bridges(Structures) , Fatigue(Materials) , Girder bridges , Tennessee , Cracking(Fracturing) , Deflection , Loads(Forces) , Crack propagation , Retrofitting , Holsten River Bridge , Knox County(Tennessee)

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