Abstract: Tests investigating the fatigue performance of a bolted timber buttsplice connection containing wood splits are presented. Relationships of compressive axial load to joint slip at the bolt nut and of load to average and ...

Abstract: This paper presents simple relationships for calculating live-load distribution factors for glued-laminated timber girder bridges with glued-laminated timber deck panels. Analytical models were developed using the

Abstract: This paper discusses the effect of agricultural live-loads on lateral load distribution characteristics of girder bridges on rural roadways in the United States. In this study, load distribution factors for bridges subjected ...

Abstract: A finite element model is used to study the behavior of a glued, laminated, longitudinal‐deck highway bridge. The bridge, which was developed for short to medium spans, offers a competitive alternative to steel and reinforced ...

Abstract: To properly maintain our public infrastructure, civil engineers must learn new methods of inspection technology. Current inspection techniques required for our nation's bridges as well as locks and dams primarily consist ...

Abstract: One significant cause of deterioration of steel bridge structures is the corrosion due to extensive use of deicing salts in winter weather. The investigation presented in this paper focused on the behavior of steel composite ...

Abstract: This paper describes a field validation of a second-generation, statistical-based damage-detection algorithm and its ability to detect actual damage in bridges accurately. The algorithm had been theoretically validated ...

Abstract: Increases in legal-load limits as well as lack of maintenance has rendered a large number of bridges in the United States deficient and in need of rehabilitation or strengthening. Many of these bridges are classified as ...

Abstract: Members of the construction project team (e.g., owner, designer, and contractor) have increasingly become more interested in and concerned about improving communications, coordination, and cooperation during the drawing ...