Abstract: A study to determine the parameters affecting web crushing failures in thin‐webbed concrete beams is summarized. Such failures are characterized by the crushing of the concrete. The average compressive stress in the web ...

Abstract: High load multirotational (HLMR) bridge bearings are used to support large loads while accommodating rotations resulting from traffic loading, construction tolerances, thermal effects, and other deformations. Pot, disk, ...

Abstract: This paper presents the fatigue behavior of an integrated crosstie system for an Advanced Rapid Transit (ART). The crosstie system consists of steel base plates welded to a hollow structural section, and a concrete guideway ...

Abstract: Light rail systems are an important transportation mode in urban centers. An advanced rail transit system has been developed that utilizes linear induction motors (LIM) for propulsion and braking of the vehicles. Due to ...