Abstract: Deterioration of aging bridges is a serious problem that affects their serviceability and durability. Appropriate repair, strengthening, or replacement work should be performed on aged bridge structures to ensure they ...

Abstract: Bridge accessories, such as parapets, service ducts, and track slabs, are commonly used in railway bridges, but their real effects on the structural behavior of the bridges are still unknown because very few studies have ...

Abstract: Limited experimental results have been reported in the literature on the fatigue and ultimate static loading behavior of composite beams subjected to negative bending moment. This paper examines experimentally the behavior ...