Abstract: The ever-increasing demand in freight transportation results in a fast-growing number of overload permit requests every year. Overweight trucks, if not properly managed, can induce excessive fatigue damage that could ...

Abstract: Expansion joints will experience increasing deterioration and damage under repeating vehicle loading. A severely damaged expansion joint will induce significant dynamic vehicle load effects on the bridge deck near the ...

Abstract: Expansion joints will experience increasing deterioration and damage under repeating vehicle loading. A severely damaged expansion joint will induce significant dynamic vehicle load effects on the bridge deck near the ...

Abstract: Aging has led to a series of problems in eldercare throughout the world, with focus on the quality of the daily living environments for aged people. Community public spaces are essential for the daily life of elderly people; ...

Abstract: With the increasing demand in freight transportation, truck overloading has become a common issue worldwide. Overloaded trucks pose great challenges for transportation administration in that they can jeopardize the safety ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results from a dynamic analysis of a cable-stayed concrete-filled steel tube arch bridge under vehicle loading. The study is carried out based on a three-dimensional vehicle-bridge coupled model. A ...