Abstract: The volume of international work undertaken by U.S. contractors has declined considerably in the last few years. The share of the international market held by U.S. companies also declined in the same period. The paper ...

Abstract: This paper presents a testing technique to evaluate the effect of loading frequency on the behavior of structural elements. This single‐specimen technique consists in subjecting a specimen to two loading rates, but shifting, ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the use of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers as the primary load-bearing material in new (as opposed to retrofit) bridge designs. After describing the experimental methods, results from the laboratory ...