Abstract: Aluminum structures provide a high strength-to-weight ratio, are corrosion resistant, and are esthetically pleasing. Hence, their use in bridge construction has recently begun to increase, especially for pedestrian bridges. ...

Abstract: For the fatigue design of aluminum structures, most applicable international codes specify fatigue-resistance (S-N) curves with slopes that vary, depending on the detail category. This complicates the selection of appropriate ...

Abstract: The fatigue provisions for bridge design in North America and Europe are highly simplified for the sake of practical implementation, in comparison with the state of the art in understanding of the true fatigue behavior. ...

Abstract: The idea of retrofitting web stiffener ends in steel bridge girders susceptible to distortion-induced fatigue using adhesively bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) angles is introduced in this study. The proposed retrofit ...

Abstract: Serviceability issues related to lightweight pedestrian bridges have attracted a great deal of attention in the literature since the London Millennium Bridge incident, which involved large amplitude motions during its ...

Abstract: This paper describes a methodology for evaluating alternative corrosion management strategies for a steel roadway bridge based on a total cost-benefit analysis. In this analysis, the impacts of girder type and preservation ...

Abstract: The design of pedestrian bridges (PBs) is typically governed by the serviceability limit state under human-induced excitation. A comprehensive evaluation of the reliability level achieved in designing for this limit state ...

Abstract: Ensuring serviceability is central to the design of pedestrian bridges (PBs); hence, their design is often governed by the serviceability limit state (SLS) under pedestrian loads. A reliability-based evaluation of various ...

Abstract: The provisions for avoidance of brittle fracture in various bridge design codes vary in complexity, from the simple tables in North American codes, which present impact energy requirements as a function of steel grade, ...

Abstract: Bridges consisting of full-depth precast concrete deck panels connected to steel girders are an increasingly popular option for accelerated bridge replacement. In designing the shear connectors for this bridge type, fatigue ...