Abstract: Several premature fatigue failures of modular bridge expansion joints have occurred in Europe and the United States. The principal causes of such failures have been poor detailing (for instance, choice of fillet welds ...

Abstract: Slight bracing of steel bridges to control end warping of the compression flanges near the end supports can be very effective in enhancing the load-carrying capacity of the main girders that are involved. Relatively little ...

Abstract: Relatively slight bracing of steel girders can significantly reduce the risk of buckling failures before the composite action between steel and concrete occurs. This paper aims at both experimentally and numerically, ...

Abstract: Stress-laminated timber (SLT) bridge decks are generally designed using either linear hand calculation methods or linear finite-element models. Several studies have shown, however, that the behavior of SLT decks is nonlinear ...

Abstract: A general assumption reported in the literature is that the structural response of a stress-laminated-timber (SLT) bridge deck is linear until failure. However, few studies of ultimate-load tests (ULTs) on timber bridges ...

Abstract: This paper concerns the development of innovative composite floor systems, comprising timber beams and prefabricated concrete slabs. For the development of this new system, two properties were regarded as vital, as follows: ...

Abstract: The evolution of long-span timber structures during the last centuries has been driven by technological developments that are associated with materials, joints, and manufacturing. Many extraordinary structural solutions ...