Abstract: All states in the United States issue special permits for nondivisible and/or divisible truck overloads exceeding the weight limit of the highway jurisdiction. This causes stress levels higher than those induced by normal ...

Abstract: After testing of a full-scale model semimonocoque airframe aluminum bridge at Lehigh University in 1960, New York State built two similar four-span aluminum structures on Long Island, which were opened to traffic in 1965. ...

Abstract: End plates and base plates are routinely used in cantilevered structures supporting traffic signs, signals, and lights. Despite this fact, a standard procedure for the design of these plates has never been established. In ...

Abstract: The paper investigates thermal compatibility between wearing surface (WS) materials and glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) bridge decks, and proposes a more durable hybrid WS system for GFRP decks. Wearing surface ...

Abstract: This study investigates vibration characteristics of a truss bridge that has been retrofitted with a fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) deck. The bridge is located on State Route 367 in Wellsburg, Chemung County, New York. It ...