Abstract: During the service life of the orthotropic steel bridges (OSBs), fatigue damage accumulations could impact the safety and reliability of the bridges in their lifecycles. Fatigue damage evaluations of bridge weldments for ...

Abstract: During extreme weather events, such as hurricanes or major winter snowstorms, power distribution systems, such as the overhead power distribution systems consisting of wood poles and power wires, would encounter failures ...

Abstract: Recently, bridge collapse accidents have become increasingly frequent during the flooding season, and foundation scour is one of the main reasons. Tracking scour evolution accurately is a key premise for preventing and ...

Abstract: Flooding occurrences have become increasingly severe, posing a serious danger to end-user safety and bridge resilience. As flood fragility assessment is a valuable tool for promoting the resilience of bridges to climate ...

Abstract: Coral sand is widely distributed in offshore oil and gas basins, and beneath the foundations of offshore wind turbines that are exposed to persistent cyclic loads, including wind, ocean waves, and seismic activity. Under ...

Abstract: Disturbance induced by excavation is a major threat to the structural and operational safety of the tunnel in the vicinity of the excavation. Grouting is considered to be an efficient method for controlling tunnel deformation. ...

Abstract: With many natural hazards impacting coastal communities, the resilience of low-rise residential wood buildings (LRWBs) in the community has been critical. To better understand structural performance under extreme weather ...