Abstract: This paper describes an innovative technique, a composite of prestressed steel wire ropes (PSWRs) embedded in polyurethan-cement composite (PUC), used to strengthen a 34-year-old reinforced T-beam bridge. PUC was mixed ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a method of strengthening prestressed concrete continuous box-girder bridges with prestressed steel strands. Construction process monitoring, field load tests before and after reinforcement, and health ...