Abstract: The paper presents a method for comparing the mechanical effects of overweight and design load vehicles on bridges. There is no restriction on the arrangement of the axles and on the size of the axle loads. The bridge may ...

Abstract: Overweight vehicles require permits to cross the highway bridges, which are designed for “design load vehicles” (prescribed in the national standards). A new, fast, and robust method is presented for the verification of ...

Abstract: This paper presents a simple theoretical argument to isolate the conditions under which a tropical cyclone can rapidly develop a warm-core thermal structure and subsequently approach a steady state. The theoretical argument ...

Abstract: he assumption of gradient wind balance is customarily made so as to derive the theoretical upper-bound intensity of a mature tropical cyclone. Emanuel's theory of hurricane potential intensity (E-PI) makes use of this ...

Abstract: This paper describes the development of a model framework for Forecasts of Hurricanes Using Large-Ensemble Outputs (FHLO). FHLO quantifies the forecast uncertainty of a tropical cyclone (TC) by generating probabilistic ...

Abstract: This paper deterministically evaluates the blast performance of steel moment-resisting frame (MRF) smart structures equipped with nickel titanium shape-memory alloy (NiTi SMA) bolted connections. The recentering capacity ...

Abstract: This study evaluated the performance of smart steel moment-resisting frame structures (MRFs) equipped with nickle titanium shape-memory alloy (NiTi SMA) connection systems subjected to blast overpressure. A total of five ...

Abstract: his paper presents a climatology of the initial eye formations of a broad set of Atlantic tropical cyclones (TCs) during 1989?2008. A new dataset of structure and intensity parameters is synthesized from the vortex data ...

Abstract: The majority of continuous girder bridges in regions of moderate seismicity were designed before the introduction of modern seismic codes that prescribe seismic design verification for such structures. The objective of ...

Abstract: n the widely accepted convective ring model of tropical cyclone intensification, the intensification of the maximum winds and the contraction of the radius of maximum winds (RMW) occur simultaneously. This study shows that ...