Material Characterization and Structural Response of Historic Truss Bridges

Historic truss bridges are examined in this thesis through material characterization of wrought iron and structural evaluation of an early 20th century pony truss bridge. The mechanical properties of wrought iron from six 19th century truss bridges were evaluated through mechanical testing that inc...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kelton, Sean L
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2010
Subjects:
Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/448
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1533&context=theses