Abstract: The effective pretress of a strand is very important for prestressed concrete (PC) bridges because it can influence cracking and deflections. At present, the effective prestress is obtained by means of calculating the ...

Abstract: Large-scale underground cavern projects are complicated in terms of construction technology, engineering quality, and safety. Moreover, the timely collection of vital construction information is difficult due to the ...

Abstract: This paper presents a control strategy that simultaneously reduces vertical and lateral buffeting responses during the construction of China's Pingtang Bridge, a multiple-span, composite, cable-stayed bridge with supertall ...

Abstract: Durability damage of reinforced concrete bridges in an offshore environment often occurs in varying degrees with the extension of service life. Meanwhile, statistical data on earthquake damage show that most of the main ...