Fatigue life prediction of hot-riveted shear connections using system reliability

Before bolts were invented, hot-riveting was employed as technological process to produce built-up structural members of steel structures. Nowadays, these structures being still in service and susceptible to fatigue failure,they need to be assessed for their remaining service life. To estimate the fatigue life distribution of riveted connections...

Strengthening of rivetedd connections of a steel Arch Bridge: Lessons learned

As part of an extensive renovation program, Arup Netherlands delivered engineering services for the strengthening and renovation of 8 large steel bridges in the Dutch highway network. Strengthening of the riveted splice connections at the ends of the hangers of a steel arch bridge on the Dutch A2 motorway represented a significant challenge to...