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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.157</doi>
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<article-title>INFLUENCE OF MEMBER CONNECTION<br/>
MODELING FOR REDUNDANCY ANALYSIS OF<br/>
TRUSS BRIDGES</article-title>
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<author>KEIJI TAJIMA, NAOYUKI OKA, KAZUAKI UCHIYAMA, and TOSHIHIKO ASO</author>

<aff>Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan</aff>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>To assess critical state of bridges, after-fracture-redundancy plays an important role.
Therefore, it is necessary to make a correct prediction of redundancy. However,
redundancy from numerical analysis is strongly influenced by various analytical
conditions. This study aimed to clarify the influence of member connection modeling
and shape of gusset plates on redundancy analysis of truss bridges. Redundancy were
computed for three types of analysis model of truss bridge. Model A was a frame
model of truss bridge, frame members were connected to each other rigidly as it is. On
the other hand, in Model B and Model C, members were connected via gusset plates
modeled by shell elements. Gusset plates in model B were rectangle and these of
model C had curved shape. Using these three models, redundancies under different
analytical condition and different gusset plate shape were compared. From the results
of calculation, it was found that bending moment on truss members were strongly
influenced by difference of member connection modeling. Computed results also
indicated that the influence appears more strongly in damage state than normal state
(non-damage state). This result suggested the necessity of accurate modeling of
member connection. Furthermore, it was indicated that the redundancy of truss bridges
could be improved by change in shape of gusset plates.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Steel bridge, Numerical analysis, Analytical condition, Gusset plate.</p>
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