Abstract: Expansion joints are one of the main causes for high maintenance costs in bridges. In this paper, a seamless bridge system is presented that provides for bridges with long service lives by eliminating the joints over the ...

Abstract: A simple for dead load and continuous for live load (SDCL) steel bridge system offers an accelerated construction solution for steel bridges. Currently, the available details for this system consist of a girder-end detail ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of a study of the performance of semirigid steel beam‐to‐column connections under static and cyclic loadings. Tests are reported for connections consisting of top and seat flange angles, and ...

Abstract: This paper provides a summary of typical damages inflicted on steel reinforced concrete (SRC) structures in Japan, during the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu earthquake. The paper is based on observations made by the writers during ...

Abstract: As part of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research Program on Composite/Hybrid Structures (1992), investigations were carried out at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Illinois, to develop moment connection ...

Abstract: This paper contains an alternate method for the calculation of the predicted positive bending moment capacity of composite steel girders. The 2000 interim version of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation ...

Abstract: Bearings are important bridge elements that must be considered when evaluating potential ways to extend overall bridge service life (SL). Many bearing types, including cotton duck pads and high-load multirotational bearings, ...

Abstract: The 2000 interim version of the AASHTO

Abstract: Several connection details have been developed for connecting precast cap beams to precast columns in accelerated bridge construction (ABC) applications. Currently, the suggested details involve either reinforcement or ...