Abstract: The goal of this paper is to demonstrate the significance of the Bayonne Bridge and to identify it as a work of structural art, because its designer, Othmar Ammann (1879–1965), focused on efficiency, economy, and elegance. ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a new strategy for the accelerated fabrication and erection of steel bridges: a modular joint. The modular joint is a prefabricated, nodal connector composed of a weldment/built-up section of webs and ...

Abstract: This paper describes an experimental investigation on the use of high-strength steel and high-strength concrete to reduce the required reinforcement areas in nuclear shear walls. Two squat rectangular walls with uniformly ...

Abstract: In the design, fabrication, and erection of grid shells, a major challenge is the nodal connector between members. Designers typically select a structure’s form and then design the nodal connectors to meet geometric and ...

Abstract: Modular or panelized bridges, comprised of stacked rectangular panels forming girder-type bridges, are the most widely used approach for rapidly erectable bridging. Limitations of these systems, however, include inefficient ...

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental investigation of bolt behavior in adjustable bolted steel plate connections during field installation and a numerical finite-element (FE) parametric investigation of the impact of ...

Abstract: This paper experimentally and numerically investigates the service and ultimate behavior of adjustable bolted steel plate connections—slip-critical, splice plate connections that can join wide flange sections at a range ...

Abstract: This paper experimentally and numerically evaluates the participation of bridge rail in carrying live load through (1) performing field testing on steel and prestressed concrete girder bridges; (2) developing validated ...

Abstract: The design of long-span cable-stayed bridges is governed by dead and erection loads, as well as wind loading. Despite the importance of dead and erection loads, their impact on the behavior of built structures is unknown, ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a novel, cost-effective deployable tool for the construction of highly skewed and curved steel girder bridges that will provide the necessary geometrical adjustments to the adjacent girders for the ...