Large alternating plastic amplitudes during seismic events frequently result in catastrophic fractures. Instable brittle failures are the result of insufficient deformation capacity in combination with non-appropriate toughness properties of the steel. Eurocode 3 provides a procedure for the...

Bridge bearings need verification against brittle failure at low temperatures. The design of bearings according to EN 1337 may lead to structural components with thicknesses no longer covered in the relevant technical construction regulations. Due to its specific geometry, the loading and...