Errata for “Discussion of ‘Consistent Approach to Calculating Stresses for Fatigue Design of Welded Rib-to-Web Connections in Steel Orthotropic Bridge Decks by Robert J. Connor and John W. Fisher’ by Roman Wolchuk”

Abstract

JOU The following lines should be added to the penultimate paragraph: However, the use of refined analysis to predict fatigue life of orthotropic decks may be totally unreliable and misleading. For the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, cited by the authors, an “81-year fatigue life” has been predicted for the rib-to-deck welds. Cracks at these welds occurred in the second year after the deck installation. In the last paragraph, the reference citation in the last line should be Wolchuk 1963 . In the References section, the year for the first reference “AASHTO. AASHTO LRFD bridge design specifications.” should be 2004. The reference, Wolchuk, R. 2001 “The use of orthotropic decks . . .” should be deleted. The following are additions to the list of references: