Abstract: Parallel seven-wire steel prestressing strands are the dominant form of the main tension elements (MTE) used in stay cables. In this paper, probabilistic models for fatigue resistance of seven-wire prestressing strands ...

Abstract: The Wanjiang Bridge, completed in 1976, is the first continuous prestressed concrete (PC) girder bridge erected using the incremental launching method in China. The bridge consists of prismatic separated dual box girders ...