Abstract: Field inspections on long-span steel suspension bridges in China reveal that the pavements undergo a fast deterioration process attributed to the flexibility of suspension bridges and the heavy traffic loads. Such extensive ...

Abstract: The dynamic strain response due to the passing trains is one of the most important indexes in the design and maintenance of long-span steel-truss arch railway bridges. The strain influence line (IL) and dynamic load factor ...

Abstract: Due to the designing characteristics of long span and low stiffness, the high-order vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of suspension bridges may occur under a special wind environment. The prototype monitoring data make it ...

Abstract: Fatigue cracking of orthotropic steel decks is a long-standing problem in bridge structures. The notch stress approach has been applied to the fatigue evaluation of steel structures. Parameters of the notch stress approach ...

Abstract: Considering the new challenges for high-speed railway bridges, the early warning of abnormal train-induced vibrations is necessary for ensuring the operation safety of both the bridge structures and the trains on the bridge. ...

Abstract: The fatigue cracking of orthotropic steel deck (OSD) has long been a problem of bridge structures. It is meaningful to assess bridge fatigue life using an appropriate method. In this paper, a simplified nodal force structural ...

Abstract: Complicated temperature fields and crossing high-speed trains offer new challenges for monitoring girder deflections in operating railway bridges. Behavior analyses and early warning of girder deflections are necessary for ...