Abstract: Over the past 2–3 decades, the economic development in China has natured the establishment of a highway network with a large number of bridges. However, there are still no nationwide specification provisions for assessing ...

Abstract: The use of short-term load data to extrapolate or project remote future maximum load has been practiced in structural design code development and/or calibration. However, this approach has not been adequately evaluated or ...

Abstract: In system reliability analysis, it is frequently necessary to resort to Monte Carlo simulation (MCS). The importance sampling method (ISM) is an advanced MCS method that may greatly improve the efficiency and accuracy of ...

Abstract: Proof-load testing is considered a reliable approach to evaluation of an existing structure's load-carrying capacity. It can be effectively used for highway bridge evaluation, to either enhance an existing rating obtained ...

Abstract: Virtually all structural optimizations based on system reliability were conducted considering only the ultimate state of plastic collapse initiated from the intact (i.e., undamaged) system. These single‐objective optimizations ...

Abstract: All states in the United States issue special permits for nondivisible and/or divisible truck overloads exceeding the weight limit of the highway jurisdiction. This causes stress levels higher than those induced by normal ...

Abstract: A number of optical devices are commercially available now for measurement. Some of them, such as laser devices and still and video cameras with high resolution, may be used effectively and efficiently for measuring ...

Abstract: Remote bridge-monitoring systems based on measured structural vibration have been perceived to be able to assist in bridge inspection for future. Sensitivity of measured modal properties to potential damage is very critical ...

Abstract: This paper focuses on the behavior of skewed concrete bridge decks on steel superstructure subjected to truck wheel loads. It was initiated to meet the need for investigating the role of truck loads in observed skewed deck ...

Abstract: Steel through-truss is a very common configuration for railroad and highway bridges. There is a large number of such spans in surface transportation infrastructure worldwide, especially in railway systems. In design and ...