Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to study the factors that contribute to the dynamic behavior of railway ramp/bridge interfaces. A nonlinear, 100‐ton, freight car vehicle model (gross weight 131.5 tons) and a 50‐ft (15.24‐m) ...

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to study the dynamic response of a cable‐stayed bridge to a vehicle moving across rough bridge decks. The vehicle was simulated by a nonlinear vehicle model with seven degrees of freedom according ...

Abstract: Design Method II for vessel collision design is recommended by AASHTO specifications for most bridges. With its required resources more elaborate than Method I, Method II classifies vessel traffic passing under a specific ...

Abstract: Cardiac leads are often designed and manufactured in the form of helical coils. This paper presents a complete nonlinear theory and a systematic analysis approach so that various large deformation lead problems can be ...

Abstract: The impact of six continuous multigirder steel bridges, with overall span lengths ranged from 130 ft to 260 ft (39.62 m to 70.25 m), due to vehicles moving across rough bridge decks is analyzed. Bridges are modeled as ...

Abstract: The objective of the paper is to study the dynamic behavior of multigirder bridges due to vehicles moving across rough bridge decks. The multigirder bridge is modeled as a grillage beam system. The vehicles are simulated ...

Abstract: The impact behavior of multiple vehicles moving across rough bridge decks on seven multigirder concrete bridges with different span lengths is studied. The bridges are modeled as grillage beam systems. The vehicle is ...