Assessing riveted connections to Eurocode 3

Fatigue system reliability analysis of riveted railway bridge connections

A system-based model for fatigue assessment of riveted railway bridge connections, comprising a number of basic components, is presented in this paper. Probabilistic fatigue load spectra are developed through Monte Carlo simulation of train passages over a finite element model of a typical, short-span bridge. Uncertainties arising from loading, resistance and modelling sources are taken into ac...

In Tribute to Riveted Ships

Global-local finite element analysis of riveted railway bridge connections for fatigue evaluation

Recent studies have found that stringer-to-cross-girder connections in riveted railway bridges are susceptible to fatigue cracking. Fatigue damage in these connections is caused by secondary, deformation induced effects. These effects are difficult to interpret in terms of a single, applied stress descriptor, which is customarily used in an S-N assessment. In order to address this problem, and,...

Assessing Connections in Networks of Biological Neurons

The stronger the qualitative understanding the data analyst can get of the subject-matter eld from which his data comes, the better-just so long as he does not take it too seriously. Abstract In this work spike trains of ring times of neurons recorded from various locations in the cat's auditory thalamus are studied. A goal is making inferences concerning connections amongst diierent regions of...

Assessing the cost-effectiveness of Family Connections.

OBJECTIVE To assess the cost-effectiveness of two alternate forms of Family Connections (FC), a child neglect prevention program, in relation to changes in risk and protective factors and improvements in child safety and behavioral outcomes. METHODS In the original FC study, a sample of 154 families (473 children) in a poor, urban neighborhood, who met risk criteria for child neglect, were ra...