Cable-Stay Strand Residual Strength Related to Security Threats
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a report that documents tensile testing of selected seven-wire strands and individual wires of strands that were damaged during cable-stay bundle protection system qualification. The qualification testing was performed to assess the adequacy of protection systems applied over the stay bundle against terroristic threats of blast and thermal cutting.
This Summary Last Modified On: 3/4/2018