Engineering
8 years ago

Revolutionizing Timber Bridges: Stronger, Safer, and More Sustainable Truss Designs

Austroads Bridge Conference, 8th, 2011, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Capacity of compression members in RTA timber truss bridges
Amie Nicholas, Keith Crews, W Ariyaratne

Paper Summary

The researchers aimed to develop guidelines for predicting the strength of timber compression members in old truss bridges. They studied timber properties, spacer shear capacity, creep effects, and buckling modes. The testing led to the creation of new guidelines for designing these bridges.

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