Abstract: New York's Transportation Research and Development Bureau conducts a targeted contract and in-house research program. A project-level independent peer-review program was introduced to enhance the capabilities of researchers ...

Abstract: Integral abutment bridges have been gaining popularity among bridge owners as cost-effective alternatives to bridges with conventional joints. They reduce initial construction costs and long-term maintenance expenses, ...

Abstract: The design fatigue life of a bridge component is based on the stress spectrum the component experiences and the fatigue durability. Changes in traffic patterns, volume, and any degradation of structural components can ...

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: Remote bridge-monitoring systems based on measured structural vibration have been perceived to be able to assist in bridge inspection for future. Sensitivity of measured modal properties to potential damage is very critical ...

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: A Ritz-based static analysis procedure is described for fiber-reinforced plastic, skew bridge superstructure, or deck, with a parallel grid core. This is a simplified analysis method based on a transformed plate formulation ...