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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.197</doi>
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<article-title>EVALUATIONS OF REMAINING STRENGTH<br/>
ESTIMATION METHOD BY USING PLATE GIRDER<br/>
MODELS WITH CORROSION UNDER SLEEPERS
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<author>NAOYUKI ASAO<sup>1</sup> and KATASHI FUJII<sup>2</sup></author>

<aff><sup>1</sup>Pacific Consultants Co., LTD., Tokyo, Japan<br/>
<sup>2</sup>Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan</aff>

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<p>In steel railway bridges with open deck system, the local buckling of compressive
flanges under sleepers on plate girders caused by the local corrosion of flanges leads to
the collapse of bridges. The local corrosion is thought to have a substantial impact on
the ultimate strength of main girders. However, past research on ultimate strength
contains few inquiries into the relationship between the local corrosion of compressive
flanges and the ultimate strength of main girders, and a method of evaluating the
relationship has not yet been established. In this study, parameter analyses that focus
on plate girders with local corrosion under sleepers have been conducted by using full-scale
plate girder models subjected to bending and local loads simultaneously. Then
based on these analytical values and other existing experimental values, the study
verified the applicability of the separate evaluation equations that we previously
proposed for remaining load bearing capacity under bending and local loads
respectively, as well as the remaining strength calculation method based on the strength
interaction curve of plate girders subjected to bending and local loads simultaneously
to clarify that ultimate strength can be evaluated with a high degree of accuracy.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Railway bridge, Local corrosion, Local buckling, Bending load, Local load.</p>
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