Abstract: Structural-health-monitoring techniques provide valuable in-service measured information for existing civil engineering structures such as bridges, which can be used for predicting future structural performance and determining ...

Abstract: This paper presents an approach for evaluating concrete cracking growth and structural resistance deterioration due to reinforcement corrosion and for predicting future structural performance during the service life of the ...

Abstract: Bond strength deterioration in corrosion-damaged reinforced concrete structures significantly affects serviceability and load-carrying capacity in their remaining service life. This paper presents a new analytical model ...

Abstract: Bond strength deterioration in corrosion-damaged reinforced concrete structures significantly affects serviceability and load-carrying capacity in their remaining service life. This paper presents a new analytical model ...

Abstract: Real-time identification and monitoring of the railway track dynamic parameters are necessary to ensure the safe operation of the railway transportation systems. Traditional global structural parameter identification methods ...

Abstract: In China Railway Track System II, the bonding of a cement asphalt mortar (CA mortar) layer to concrete slabs is a decisive factor for its durability and serviceability. In this study, the interfacial bonding strength between ...

Abstract: Two types of polymer latexes and one expansive agent were employed to investigate their effects on the resistance of cement asphalt (CA) pastes to sulfuric acid. Mercury intrusion porosimetry, a thermogravimetric analysis, ...

Abstract: This paper presents a method for stochastic deterioration modeling and fatigue damage assessment for composite wind turbine blades operating in offshore environments. The fatigue damage of the composite blades is analyzed ...