Abstract: While the authors of current bridge management systems (BMSs) have noted the need for expanding the systems to include more functional aspects of bridge performance, to date no method has been proposed for the incorporation ...

Abstract: Thin shells are prone to fail by buckling. In most of the practical situations, shell structures have membrane stresses as well as bending stresses and the response of these shells becomes nonlinear. Linearization of the ...

Abstract: The objective of this research is to evaluate the reliability of bridge decks that use nonconventional materials or structural forms such as externally restrained deck systems where the available deterioration models ...

Abstract: The objective of this research is to evaluate the reliability of bridge decks that use nonconventional materials or structural forms such as externally restrained deck systems where the available deterioration models ...

Abstract: Modular buildings or off-site construction of building units are increasingly gaining momentum. Although such construction practices have advantages in terms of cost competitiveness and delivery time, they have many issues ...

Abstract: Modular buildings or off-site construction of building units are increasingly gaining momentum. Although such construction practices have advantages in terms of cost competitiveness and delivery time, they have many issues ...

Abstract: Damage often causes changes in the dynamic characteristics of a structure such as frequencies and mode shapes. Vibration-based damage identification techniques utilize the changes in the dynamic characteristics of a structure ...