Abstract: Load testing is usually used to evaluate the load-carrying capacity of long-span bridges in their service life. However, a large number of calibration trucks should be arranged in complicated loading patterns to deform ...

Abstract: Coupled fatigue and corrosion is more detrimental for RC bridge deck slabs than either fatigue or corrosion separately. The main objectives of this study are to obtain a greater understanding of the deterioration mechanisms ...

Abstract: Model updating seeks to update a finite-element model to reduce discrepancies between predicted and measured data. Metamodel-based model updating using bridge influence lines is a very promising method. However, the accuracy ...

Abstract: With an increase in bridge service time, damage will inevitably occur. Accurately identifying damage is of great significance to the operation and maintenance of a bridge. To realize a frequent identification of local ...

Abstract: The influence line is an important static property in bridges. The shape and magnitude of the girder bridge influence line contain stiffness information for the bridge supports and beam. This research sought to directly ...

Abstract: Because bridge modal frequency is inevitably influenced by environmental factors, and single-order frequency is possibly insensitive to some damage conditions, frequency anomaly detection will fail. Therefore, conducting ...

Abstract: Stochastic traffic flow, as a type of repeated load, can cause serious high-cycle fatigue damage to bridges. In addition, the rough simulation of stochastic traffic flow and inappropriate analysis method of fatigue stresses ...

Abstract: Due to the influence of multiple environmental factors, bridge frequencies can vary with time, which can affect the frequency variations that cause structural damage. However, the nonlinear effects of multiple environmental ...

Abstract: Bearing displacement is a necessary monitoring index for a long-span bridge because abnormal bearing displacements could result from structural deterioration or damage. Therefore, an early warning method is established for ...

Abstract: Eliminating the bridge modal variability induced by temperature interference is crucial in vibration-based damage detection. In this paper, a novel localized thermal–frequency correlation model is proposed to remove the ...