Abstract
In these days, it has been reported that some of steel bridges are deteriorated due to corrosion of the girder ends. Since the evaluation method of the load carrying capacity of the girder ends with corrosion is not established, understanding of mechanical property and ultimate strength of the girder ends is required from the viewpoint of repair works. In this paper, the load carrying capacity of the girder ends with corrosion of Highway Bridges is studied based on FE analysis. In particular, the influence of corrosion area and location of the girder ends to its load carrying capacity are discussed focusing on the height and length of the corrosion area, the size of the sole plate and so on.
