Abstract: This paper presents a new Chinese Train Control System (CTCS), the CTCS-2I, for trains traveling up to

Abstract: A pin connection is often used to join the hangers with the main cable and main girder in a suspension bridge. As the bridge moves under live or wind loads, the pin-connection components are subject to repetitive loading. ...

Abstract: In this study, the Green's function of a point dislocation for the mixed boundary value problem of a thin plate is derived and then employed to analyze the interaction problem between a partially bonded rigid inclusion and ...

Abstract: The Green's functions of a point dislocation, a concentrated moment, a normal point force, a couple moment, and a couple bending force applied to an infinite plate with an arbitrarily shaped hole under a displacement ...

Abstract: The mechanical deterioration of concrete exposed to freeze-thaw cycles is one of the most important durability problems under subzero temperature conditions. At present, studies on concrete behavior under freeze-thaw cycles ...

Abstract: Most previous studies on concrete short columns confined with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites were based on small-scale testing, and size effect of the columns still has not been studied thoroughly. In this study, ...

Abstract: An experimental investigation on square high-strength concrete short columns confined with aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP) sheets is carried out in this study. Nine plain concrete specimens and 54 wrapped concrete ...

Abstract: The mechanistic-empirical study of pavement performance requires that immediate pavement responses due to tire loading be mechanistically computed for pavement structures, and the long-term pavement performance be related ...

Abstract: Pavement warranties are an innovative contracting procedure to protect investment in pavement construction and maintenance. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has managed its pavement warranty program since ...