Abstract: The reliability of reinforced concrete (RC) bridge columns strengthened with externally bonded, steel-fiber reinforced polymer (SFRP) fabric subjected to blast loads was investigated. Columns were modeled with a nonlinear ...

Abstract: Failure sampling is a structural reliability method based on modified conditional expectation suitable for complex problems for which reliability index–based approaches are inapplicable and simulation is needed. Such ...

Abstract: This paper summarizes the blast events and resulting damage found on more than 100 bridges in Iraq caused by terrorist attacks. Most structures were two to three lanes wide and composed of a superstructure with prestressed ...

Abstract: The blast resistance of a typical two-lane steel girder highway bridge structural system was modeled using a nonlinear finite-element approach that considered material damage, fracture, and separation. Critical blast ...

Abstract: A reliability model was developed and used for the probabilistic assessment of typical steel girder bridge structural systems exposed to blast loads. Blast load scenarios and failure criteria were based on field observations ...

Abstract: The blast resistance of a typical reinforced concrete bridge pier column design was modeled with a nonlinear finite element approach that considers material damage, fracture, and separation. While varying concrete strength, ...