Abstract: The bundled parallel strand stay cables are important structural components of modern cable-stayed bridges. Strands commonly used in modern stay cables are seven-wire greased-and-sheathed strands. Stay cables primarily ...

Abstract: Permit truck models are used to consider local truck traffic in addition to national live load models in bridge design and rating practices. Weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems installed in the United States provide millions of ...

Abstract: In this paper, a finite difference formulation for vibration analysis of structural cables is introduced. This formulation incorporates into a unified solution the effects of the bending stiffness of cable and its ...

Abstract: External dampers have been utilized in a number of cable-stayed bridges to suppress transverse cable vibrations. However, simple and accurate damper design recommendations that concurrently consider all important cable ...

Abstract: An accurate reliability model for bridge decks is important for effective long-term bridge deck management. The main objectives of this paper are to identify the most suitable reliability model for bridge decks in Wisconsin, ...

Abstract: To enhance the durability of side-by-side box girder bridges, a common source of maintenance issues can be eliminated using the jointless bridge concept. Accurate estimation of the average effective bridge temperature range ...

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: Overweight vehicles may cause permanent damage to bridge superstructures and thus require a permit to operate and route planning based on bridge capacity. This study explores the possible damage of such overweight vehicles ...

Abstract: The widely-utilized multispan simply-supported adjacent (side-by-side) box girder bridges often suffer from problems of deterioration attributable to transverse cracking in link slabs between spans, malfunctioning expansion ...

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 ...