Fatigue Assessment of Complex Riveted Connections: A study on old steel bridges using Advanced Finite Element Analysis

Numerous traffic bridges have been constructed over the last 150 years. Because bridges are commonly built based on an expected lifetime of 75 to 100 years, a large quantity of bridges are reaching the end of their design lifetime, or even are far overdue. To ensure these bridges remain operational without experiencing catastrophic failures,...

Influence of a PV insulation layer on the point load distribution of corrugated roofs

This research aims to investigate the influence of Polyisocyanurate (PIR) insulation on small surface load distribution on corrugated steel roofing sheets. PIR foams are used for thermal insulation in industrial buildings. The distribution of surface loads induced by solar panels support structure might be altered by PIR foams. This is...