Abstract: Optimal life-cycle management is a challenging task for large-scale structures. The complexity of structural states, represented by the numerous combinations of component conditions, and the vast number of inspection and ...

Abstract: Bridges deteriorate over time due to various environmental and mechanical stressors. Deterioration is a significant risk to bridge owners (asset risk) and the traveling public (network risk). To tackle this issue, ...

Abstract: Accurately assessing failure risk due to asset deterioration and/or extreme events is essential for efficient transportation asset management. Traditional risk assessment is conducted for individual assets by either focusing ...

Abstract: Stress singularities occur at the free edge of the interface of bonded dissimilar materials. General relations for a compound with 90-degree angles of the two materials are given for the ...

Abstract: This paper presents the development of a parametric equation for predicting the ultimate capacity of tubular circular hollow section joint with complete overlap of braces based on the experimental and numerical investigation. ...

Abstract: A finite-element displacement formulation and solution procedure are developed for the analysis of large displacement problems of viscoelastic beams and frames. The displacements considered are of ...