Abstract: Main Roads of Western Australia has a continuing program of bridge upgrading, to refurbish and strengthen bridges to allow for increasing vehicle traffic and increasing axle loads. A

Abstract: As part of Main Roads Western Australia’s (MRWA) bridge management and bridge upgrading program, MRWA bridge no. 3014 was assessed to evaluate its condition before and after strengthening works with carbon-fiber-reinforc ...

Abstract: The paper presents a field study on condition assessment of the shear connectors in a full slab-girder bridge via vibration measurements. First, a model updating technique is employed to assess the condition of the whole ...

Abstract: Shear connectors are widely used to link the slab and girders together in slab-on-girder structures. Assessment of the integrity of shear connectors is an important issue in the maintenance and health monitoring of such ...