Abstract: Improvements in design, achieved through a better understanding of fabrication costs, may cause an overall cost reduction for steel structures. Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) provides the mechanism for transformation of ...

Abstract: This second of two papers studying the minimization of the cost of coating maintenance for steel bridges deals with two main topics: the computer implementation of a life-cycle cost analysis (developed in the first paper) ...

Abstract: This paper deals with minimizing the cost of protective coating maintenance for steel bridges. Coating maintenance for steel bridges is of major significance and is reviewed here in some detail with respect to problems, ...

Abstract: There has been a growing interest in research in the field of the service life of structures due to a perceived lack of performance of built structures in the last several decades. To address this issue, it has been suggested ...

Abstract: This paper discusses the development of the PC‐based ambient vibration measurement program, ULTRA, which is used to determine the dynamic characteristics of bridge structures. This program facilitates a large variety of ...

Abstract: The design of steel beams and columns must take into account overall instability (Euler, torsional, lateral‐torsional buckling, etc.), and also, if the section is made up of thin plate elements, the instability of the ...

Abstract: A timber-steel hybrid system, where cross-laminated timber (CLT) shear panels are used as infill in steel moment resisting frames, is analytically investigated. The proposed hybrid system combines ductile behavior of steel ...

Abstract: The Wenchuan earthquake that occurred in China in 2008 caused extensive damage and loss of life and property. Comparison of the vulnerabilities between former and current reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures after the ...

Abstract: This paper presents results from the experimental investigations of the dynamic characteristics conducted on a long-span bridge in the Vancouver area, the Queensborough Bridge. This bridge is a key component of Canada's ...

Abstract: In the direct displacement-based design method, energy dissipative capacity of structures can be represented by an equivalent viscous damping (EVD). A number of studies have been reported in the formulation of EVD for ...