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100-Year Performance of Timber–Concrete Composite Bridges in the United States
(ASCE, 2020)The use of timber–concrete composite (TCC) bridges in the United States dates back to approximately 1924 when the first bridge was constructed. Since then a large number of bridges have been built, of which more than 1,400 ... -
2D Aerodynamic Admittances of a Streamlined Box Bridge Deck in Various Turbulent Flows
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Due to the influence of the three-dimensional (3D) effect, the identification accuracy of 3D aerodynamic admittance functions (AAFs) would inevitably be influenced by the ratio of turbulent integral scale to model dimension ... -
3D Coordinating Relations between Steel Cables and Concrete of Prestressed Concrete Beam Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)Interaction between steel cables and concrete is complicated in prestressed concrete bridges, especially in curved prestressed concrete bridges. The most significant behavior of curved beam bridges under the loads is that, ... -
A Benchmark Data Set for Vision-Based Traffic Load Monitoring in a Cable-Stayed Bridge
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Traffic load monitoring based on deep learning and computer vision has garnered significant attention in bridge engineering worldwide. Unlike traditional traffic load monitoring systems, computer vision-based techniques ... -
A Box-Girder Bridge Inspired by Beetle Elytra and the Buckling and Shear Properties of a Trabecular-Honeycomb Steel Web
(ASCE, 2022-5-1)This study proposes a type of bioinspired box-girder bridge with a trabecular-honeycomb steel web (THSW) inspired by beetle elytra (hardened forewings), and the buckling and shear properties of the THSW are investigated ... -
A Conceptual Review of Pedestrian-Induced Lateral Vibration and Crowd Synchronization Problem on Footbridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Modern footbridges are often characterized by architectural demands for light, slender, and long structures that may lead to excessive vibration problems. In past decades, occurrences of pedestrian-induced vibration on ... -
A Conceptual Review of Pedestrian-Induced Lateral Vibration and Crowd Synchronization Problem on Footbridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Modern footbridges are often characterized by architectural demands for light, slender, and long structures that may lead to excessive vibration problems. In past decades, occurrences of pedestrian-induced vibration on ... -
A Drive-By Frequency Identification Method for Simply Supported Railway Bridges Using Dynamic Responses of Passing Two-Axle Vehicles
(ASCE, 11/1/2021)A drive-by method is proposed to identify the modal frequencies of railway bridges from the dynamic responses of two-axle vehicles. The theoretical closed-form solution and frequency components of the vehicle response are ... -
A Framework for Identification of the Critical Members for Truss Bridges through Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis
(ASCE, 2022/05/30)This study proposes an integrated and easily applicable framework that considers the dynamic effect of sudden member loss to identify the critical members in steel truss bridges through nonlinear dynamic analysis. Numerical ... -
A Fully Precast Pier System for Accelerated Bridge Construction in Seismic Regions
(ASCE, 10/1/2023 )As the demands on the country’s aging infrastructure continue to grow, new methods of construction that prioritize speed of construction, reliability, and environmental impact will have an outsized impact on how the country ... -
A New Bilinear Resistance Algorithm to Analyze the Track-Bridge Interaction on Long-Span Steel Bridge under Thermal Action
(ASCE, 2020)In this paper, an analytical algorithm, based on the bilinear resistance model, was proposed to analyze the track-bridge interaction on long-span steel bridges under thermal action. Calculation results show that the proposed ... -
A New Type of Structure: Glass Cable Truss
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)The glass cable truss can be used in pedestrian bridges, glass roofs, and glass curtain walls, and its characteristics and components are introduced in this article. Model tests and finite-element analysis (FEA) were ... -
A Practical Approach for Generating the Strut-and-Tie Models of Anchorage Zones
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)This paper presents a practical method for automatically generating optimal strut-and-tie models (STMs) in anchorage zones. In the proposed approach, a new microtruss element pattern is created to build ground structures. ... -
A Probability-Based Likelihood Function for Bayesian Updating of a Bridge Condition Deterioration Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)To predict the future condition of a bridge, statistical models for the time-in-condition rating (TICR) can estimate the time that a bridge stays in a given condition and then predict the future condition of the bridge. ... -
A Rapid Evaluation Method for the Vertical Condition of Bridge Substructures Using Bayesian System Identification and Output-Only Measurements
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Evaluating the bearing capacity of bridge substructures is very important for bridge maintenance and management. However, existing studies that rely on static load tests (SLTs) or transient response methods (TRMs) have ... -
A Scalable Multiple-Time-Step Efficient Numerical Algorithm for Wind–Road Vehicle–Train–Bridge Dynamic Simulations
(ASCE, 8/1/2023 1)During the past two decades, more and more rail-cum-road bridges have been built to meet the ever-increasing demand of highway and railway transportation in China. The rail-cum-road bridges are expected to withstand multiple ... -
A Strut-and-Tie Model Approach to Design Precast Column-to-Pile Shaft Member Socket Connections against Prying-Action Failure
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)This study presents a seismic design methodology for precast concrete column-to-pile shaft member socket connections. In designing such connections, the intent was to ensure that the plastic hinge occurs in columns while ... -
A WIM-Based Assessment of Multiple Vehicle Presence Effects on Fatigue Damage of Highway Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The fatigue provisions for bridge design in North America and Europe are highly simplified for the sake of practical implementation, in comparison with the state of the art in understanding of the true fatigue behavior. ... -
AASHTO-LRFD Live Load Distribution for Beam-and-Slab Bridges: Limitations and Applicability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)This paper presents a comparison between the live load distribution factors of simple span slab-on-girders concrete bridges based on the current AASHTO-LRFD and finite-element analysis. In this comparison, the range of ... -
AASHTO-LRFD Live Load Distribution Specifications
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)The live load distribution factors contained in the AASHTO-LRFD Bridge Design Specification present a major change to the AASHTO-LFD specifications that have been in effect for more than 50 years. This change has generated ...