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Journal of AE, Volume 27, 2009 (ca. 35 MB) - AEWG

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Fig. 7. Maintenance follow-up recommendations.<br />

Case Studies<br />

<strong>AE</strong> monitoring with strain correlation was applied to a 376-m long open deck bridge <strong>ca</strong>rrying<br />

two tangent tracks on separate spans lo<strong>ca</strong>ted in central Canada. The 20 north track spans <strong>of</strong> riveted<br />

construction were built in 1910 and designed to Ameri<strong>ca</strong>n Railway Engineering Association<br />

specifi<strong>ca</strong>tions <strong>of</strong> 1908. The 20 south track spans each ranging in length from 16.7 m to 22.6 m<br />

were designed according to Canadian Standards Association (CSA)-1950 and CN-1972 specifi<strong>ca</strong>tions<br />

and were <strong>of</strong> welded girder construction fabri<strong>ca</strong>ted by various contractors during the period<br />

from 1963 to 1974.<br />

Fig. 8. Representative cracks in the <strong>ca</strong>se study.<br />

Presently, the south track receives roughly 33 million gross tons <strong>of</strong> annual traffic, (476,000<br />

freight <strong>ca</strong>rs and 16,000 locomotives), which is approximately a 115% increase since its construction.<br />

Most loaded <strong>ca</strong>rs have a gross weight <strong>of</strong> 120 t but the bridge has recently been subjected to<br />

an increasing number <strong>of</strong> 130 t <strong>ca</strong>rs. Fatigue cracks were first detected on these spans approxi-<br />

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