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Volume 76 (1997)
Front matter 1
Preface 3
Table of Contents 4
Rubric: Theme A: Basis of evaluation 7
Article: Belgian procedure for the evaluation of existing steel bridges 9
Article: Reliability-based evaluation section of the draft Canadian Highway Bridge design Code 17
Article: Fatigue considerations in the evaluation of existing reinforced concrete bridge decks 25
Rubric: Theme B: Planning and inspection 35
Article: Probability-based optimisation of inspection intervals for steel bridges 37
Article: System reliability for condition evaluation of bridges 47
Article: Inspection of bridges with orthotropic steel decks with particular attention to fatigue 57
Article: Interaction between planning, execution and evaluation of tests 67
Rubric: Theme C: Model updating 77
Article: Traffic action effect reduction factors for bridge evaluation 79
Article: A simplified model for the reliability-based evaluation of fatigue in existing bridges 89
Article: Redundancy of steel girder bridges 99
Article: Stress reduction due to surfacing on orthotropic steel decks 109
Rubric: Theme D: Site measurement 119
Article: Verification of capacity by proof loading 121
Article: Measurements on railway bridges to determine axle loads and stress range spectra 129
Article: Impact of site measurements on the evaluation of steel railway bridges 139
Article: Stress measurement and repair of a fatigue cracked box girder bridge 149
Rubric: Theme E: Fatigue testing 159
Article: Repair techniques for the rehabilitation of fatigue cracked orthotropic steel bridges 161
Article: Fatigue test of a large diameter steel wire rope of a cable-stayed bridge 171
Article: Fatigue strength of riveted connections 181
Article: Full scale laboratory fatigue tests on riveted steel bridges 191
Rubric: Theme F: Fatigue assessment 201
Article: Fatigue cracking of orthotropic steel decks 203
Article: Resistance of open stiffener orthotropic bridge deck plates according to the Eurocodes 213
Article: Fatigue assessment of steel bridges of the bullet train system 221
Article: Proposal of fatigue life evaluation method for steel structural details under variable-amplitude stresses 231
Article: Material identification and verification method for the residual safety of old steel bridges 241
Index: IABSE reports 253