Abstract: An aircraft overrun occurs when an aircraft is unable to stop within the design runway length. To promote safety at United States airports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires airports to have a runway safety ...

Abstract: An overrun is an accident/incident in which an aircraft is unable to stop within the design runway length. To minimize the adverse consequences of an overrun, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires airports to ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the susceptibility of soil to liquefaction using a probabilistic approach. In order to determine the factor of safety against the potential for liquefaction, a Monte Carlo approach to the probabilistic ...

Abstract: This paper presents a seismic evaluation of the San Carlos airport traffic control tower (ATCT) in San Carlos, California, that describes the tower, presents the seismic evaluation of the tower, and defines a rehabilitation ...

Abstract: Weathering steel enhances corrosion-resistant steel features over conventional steel when a patina properly forms on the weathering steel surface. The patina is a dense protective oxide film layer that develops on the steel ...

Abstract: Uncoated weathering steel (UWS) is used for bridges to minimize maintenance costs incurred due to possible steel corrosion. State highway departments often use weathering steel for bridges with the expectation that the ...

Abstract: The current number of deficient U.S. bridges makes the evaluation of bridge condition paramount to a state highway department in developing a bridge management system. State DOTs routinely visually inspect bridges on ...

Abstract: This paper investigates retrofitting precast, nonprestressed, channel beams (PCB) used in short-span bridges to improve beam shear strength and, consequently, beam ductility. Three retrofit approaches were investigated: ...

Abstract: Most cable-stayed bridges in the United States have been built in the last 30 years. As the number of existing cable-stayed bridges increase, one problem continues to arise—how to inspect the cable stays for corrosion and ...

Abstract: Concrete bridge deck cracking can cause serious serviceability issues during a bridge’s design life and compromise a bridge’s structural strength. Early age concrete bridge deck cracking occurs within a month of the concrete ...