Abstract: This paper reports the bridge damage in the Chi Chi earthquake. Damage to bridge structures may occur in the superstructure, the substructure, or the approaches. Typical types of damage are discussed and illustrated in ...

Abstract: This paper reports on the damage of Wushi Bridge in a recent Taiwan 921 earthquake. Damage to Wushi Bridge appeared in the superstructure, substructure, and approaches. Typical types of damage are discussed and illustrated ...

Abstract: A practical approach to the distortional analysis of steel box girders is presented herein. The EBEF (equivalent beam on elastic foundation) method is an enhancement of the BEF (beam on elastic foundation) method, which ...

Abstract: Six current-meter mooring were deployed in a line approximately 600 km in length along the continental shelf of British Columbia. Analysis of the low frequency (periods exceeding a day) fluctuations in current for the ...

Abstract: easurements of precipitation isotopic composition have been conducted on a daily basis for 1 yr at Bomi, in the southeast Tibetan Plateau, an area affected by the interaction of the southwest monsoon, the westerlies, and ...