Abstract: This paper introduces a new strategy for the accelerated fabrication and erection of steel bridges: a modular joint. The modular joint is a prefabricated, nodal connector composed of a weldment/built-up section of webs and ...

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental investigation of bolt behavior in adjustable bolted steel plate connections during field installation and a numerical finite-element (FE) parametric investigation of the impact of ...

Abstract: This paper experimentally and numerically investigates the service and ultimate behavior of adjustable bolted steel plate connections—slip-critical, splice plate connections that can join wide flange sections at a range ...

Abstract: The design of long-span cable-stayed bridges is governed by dead and erection loads, as well as wind loading. Despite the importance of dead and erection loads, their impact on the behavior of built structures is unknown, ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a novel, cost-effective deployable tool for the construction of highly skewed and curved steel girder bridges that will provide the necessary geometrical adjustments to the adjacent girders for the ...

Abstract: Panelized bridge systems (e.g., Bailey, Mabey Johnson, Acrow) are intended for girder-type bridges and have been implemented for military, civilian, and disaster relief applications. Design challenges, however, include ...

Abstract: This paper presents built-up press brake-formed tub girders (PBTGs) as a new approach for the fabrication of resilient, short-span steel bridges. In contrast to existing PBTGs that are cold bent from a single steel plate, ...