Journal of Bridge Engineering: Recent submissions
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Bond Characterization of 17.8-mm (0.7-in.) Diameter Prestressing Strand
(ASCE, 2024/04/01)Seven-wire prestressing strands are commonly used to pretension concrete bridge members. While the industry standard is 12.7-mm (0.5-in.) or 15.2-mm (0.6-in.) diameter strand, interest in developing greater pretensioning ... -
Safety-Margin Design for Gravity-Type Anchorage of Suspension Bridges over 2,000 m Long Based on Target Reliability
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)The traditional design method, with overall factors of safety, is still employed in Chinese specifications for gravity-type anchorages (GTAs) in suspension bridges. In this work, we investigated the safety-margin design ... -
Biobjective Optimization of Cable Force for Concrete Cable-Stayed Bridges Considering the Requirements of the Serviceability and Ultimate Limit State
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)This study proposes an efficient biobjective cable force optimization strategy for concrete cable-stayed bridges aiming to maximize the safety of the structure under both the serviceability and ultimate limit state required ... -
Unsupervised Stiffness Evaluation of High-Speed Railway Bridges Using Periodic Monitoring Data
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)The operational performance of high-speed railway bridges is controlled by stiffness, and the reduction in bridge stiffness leads to a decline in ride comfort. Therefore, it is very important to periodically evaluate the ... -
Damage Detection and Evaluation of Stud Connectors for Composite Girder Bridge Using Acoustic Emission
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)Stud connectors are widely used as shear keys in steel–concrete composite girder bridges, owing to their advantages of easy processing, quick construction, and excellent connection performance. Stud connectors are buried ... -
Stress Response Behaviors of Steel Wires at the Anchorage Part of Bridge Cables under Tension and Bending Coupling Loads
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)The stress response behaviors of steel wires at the anchorage part of bridge cables under tension and bending coupling loads play a predominant role in determining their fatigue life and failure modes. The inherent complexity ... -
Joint Identification of Cable Force and Bending Stiffness Using Vehicle-Induced Cable–Beam Vibration Responses
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Cables play an important role in the structure of cable-stayed bridges. The cable force is an important indicator for the construction control, health monitoring, and performance evaluation of cable-stayed bridges. In ... -
Wave Forces on a Submerged Bridge Deck with a Box Girder Situated over a Step Bottom
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)During hurricanes or typhoons, wave forces acting on low-lying coastal bridges can cause significant damage to their decks. However, current research has paid little attention to the impact of topography on wave forces. ... -
Investigating the Flexural Properties of Reinforced Concrete T-Beams Strengthened with High-Strength Steel Wire Mesh and Polyurethane Cement
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)The incorporation of high-strength steel wire mesh and polyurethane cement (HSSWM–PUC) has been identified as an effective approach for enhancing existing reinforced structures. This study comprehensively examined the ... -
Developing Efficient State Load Rating Vehicles Using a Heuristic Approach
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)States may allow vehicles to exceed US federal weight limits off the interstate system, but state-specific load rating vehicles are developed to ensure that bridges can carry such vehicles safely. However, if the load ... -
Effect of Cable Vibrations on Cable-Stayed Bridges during Large Earthquakes
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)Support movements cause nonlinear vibrations in cables, but it is unclear how exactly the cables in cable-stayed bridges respond to the complicated support movements induced by earthquakes. In this study, we employed a ... -
Field Study of Bonded Link Slabs Subjected to Ambient Live and Thermal Loads
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)Multispan bridges with simply supported girders are straightforward to construct and economical but have historically utilized expansion joints between spans. The negative long-term impacts of expansion joints are ... -
Flexural Performance of Ultrathin UHPC Slab–Steel Composite Beams with Ultrashort Stud Connections
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)To optimally use the excellent mechanical properties of ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC), this study experimentally investigated the flexural behavior of 10 lightweight steel-UHPC composite beams constructed using ... -
Unsupervised Domain Adaptation Approach for Vision-Based Semantic Understanding of Bridge Inspection Scenes without Manual Annotations
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Deep learning-based (DL) visual recognition algorithms are widely investigated to enhance the accuracy, efficiency, and objectivity of the bridge inspection process, which is largely manual today. These algorithms typically ... -
Investigating the Increase in Load Rating and Reliability of a Prestressed Concrete Bridge When Utilizing Field-Derived Distribution and Impact Factors
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)When the load rating of a bridge is less than 1.0 for AASHTO HL-93 live load and state-specific legal trucks, the bridge is posted. Posting a bridge causes an inconvenience to the public and may result in trucks taking ... -
Neutral Axis-Based Anomaly Detection for Local Damage to Girders Affected by Nonlinear Temperature Gradients
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)Damage to girders threaten a bridge’s safety. They can be effectively detected by the neutral axis (NA) position of a girder. However, the NA position is inevitably affected by the nonlinear temperature gradient of girders, ... -
Experimental Investigation on Nonlinear Flexural Behavior of Post-Tensioned Concrete Bridge Girders with Different Grouting Conditions and Prestress Levels
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)In past decades, the occurrence of catastrophic collapses in post-tensioned concrete (PC) bridges in several countries has raised major concerns about their load-bearing capacity, calling for numerical and experimental ... -
Mechanism of Using L-Shaped Steel Plate and Rubber to Enhance Seismic Performance of Bridge Pier with Low Reinforcement Ratio
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)A railway pier with a relatively low reinforcement ratio has a high risk of collapse when subjected to an earthquake. The use of a conventional strengthening method of concrete, steel, and fiber-reinforced polymer jackets ... -
John A. Roebling’s 1846 Smithfield Street Bridge: History, Design, and Performance
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The Smithfield Street Bridge (1846–1883) in Pittsburgh was the first roadway suspension bridge designed and constructed by John A. Roebling (1806–1869). The eight-span bridge was built on the surviving masonry piers of a ... -
John A. Roebling’s 1845 Allegheny Aqueduct: Design, History, and Performance
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The Allegheny Aqueduct (1845–1861) in Pittsburgh was the first suspension bridge designed and constructed by John A. Roebling (1806–1869), who would go on to design some of the most prominent and longest-spanning suspension ...