Abstract: The eigenfunctions of a continuous beam are derived by numerical method. The top flange plate strip, the vertical variable depth web strip and the bottom flange shell strip are formulated by combining these functions in ...

Abstract: In the present study, the boundary element method is employed to analyze the top slabs of rectangular or skewed composite slab‐on‐girder and box‐girder bridges, while the finite strip method is used to analyze the girders. ...

Abstract: A finite strip method for the analysis of plate, beam, and thin‐walled sections with material nonlinearity is presented. In order to simplify the solution, the components of elastic and plastic strain increments are ...

Abstract: This paper presents the analytical results obtained from a parametric study on the thermal behavior of three types of composite bridge structures subjected to solar radiation, namely, a plate‐girder, a single‐cell box, and ...

Abstract: The paper presents a simplified method for determining transverse shear intensity in the shear keys of multi‐beam bridges due to the AASHTO and Ontario highway bridge design vehicles. The method, which is applicable to ...

Abstract: In the absence of intensive wind tunnel tests, this study provides an effective and accurate approach to estimate the operational driving speed limit on bridges subjected to different road conditions and wind intensities, ...

Abstract: This paper provides a very efficient, integrated framework for seismic analyses of long-span cable-stayed bridges. The efficiency comes from the dramatic reduction in formation time and the degrees of freedom (DOF) associated ...

Abstract: This paper presents a numerical analysis procedure for the 3D flutter analysis of bridges based on the spline finite-strip method. The finite-strip method has been extended, for the first time here, to the area of bridge ...