Journal of Bridge Engineering: Recent submissions
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Experimental Verification of a Substructure-Based Model to Describe Pedestrian–Bridge Interaction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)An increasing number of structures, and in particular pedestrian bridges, experience excessive vibration levels when they are dynamically excited by humans in motion. Although several models have been presented to incorporate ... -
Efficacy of Interpolation-Enhanced Schemes in Random Wind Field Simulation over Long-Span Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The spectral representation method (SRM) has been widely used to simulate the random wind field for engineering structures. In the modeling process, the Cholesky decomposition of the cross power spectral density (CPSD) ... -
Live-Load Testing and Long-Term Monitoring of the Varina-Enon Bridge: Investigating Thermal Distress
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)During detailed visual inspections, inspectors on the Varina-Enon Bridge noticed a significant flexural crack opening, visually estimated at 1.5 mm under traffic, on the last span of the approach structure among other ... -
Time-Frequency-Based Data-Driven Structural Diagnosis and Damage Detection for Cable-Stayed Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Dynamic characteristics of cable-stayed bridges are widely accepted as valuable indicators to determine their performance in structural health monitoring (SHM). Although research has been extensively conducted in this area, ... -
Behavior and Fatigue Performance of Details in an Orthotropic Steel Bridge with UHPC-Deck Plate Composite System under In-Service Traffic Flows
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Using field monitoring and finite-element analysis (FEA), this paper presents the results of an investigation on stress behavior and fatigue life estimation of fatigue-prone details on an orthotropic steel deck (OSD) with ... -
Simplified Design Method for the Shear Capacity of Steel Plate Shear-Strengthened Reinforced-Concrete Beams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Recently, a steel plate concrete composite technique has been developed for the shear strengthening of RC bridges. The steel plate shear-strengthened (SPSS) beam is composed of an old RC beam, new concrete, and steel web. ... -
Buffeting Forces on Static Trains on a Truss Girder in Turbulent Crosswinds
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Experiments were conducted in a wind tunnel with scaled models to investigate the aerodynamic characteristics of a train on a steel truss girder. Simultaneous surface pressure measurements were conducted under two turbulent ... -
Bridge Damage Identification Using Artificial Neural Networks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)An objective, data-driven approach to evaluate the performance of bridges for developing a structural health monitoring system is introduced as bridge behavior. A method of identifying structural damage through the evaluation ... -
Headed Shear Stud Fatigue Demands in Composite Bridge Girders Having Varied Stud Pitch, Girder Depth, and Span Length
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The center-to-center spacing, or pitch, between headed shear studs in composite bridge girders is currently limited to .61 m (24 in.). However, research into shear stud performance at larger spacings has indicated that an ... -
Experimental Evaluation of Bridge Column Foundation Rocking Behavior
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)An experimental study was conducted at the University of Nevada, Reno, on the seismic performance of horizontally curved steel plate girder bridges. A two-fifth scale, three-span highly curved bridge was constructed on ... -
Dimensional Estimation of Residual-Drift Demands for Bilinear Bridges under Near-Fault Ground Motions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Residual drift of bridge columns is an important performance measure for structural damage and postearthquake repair decisions. Yet there are very limited models available for estimating the residual drifts accurately. ... -
Beam Finite Element Including Shear Lag Effect of Extra-Wide Concrete Box Girders
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The paper presents a new formulation of a beam finite element for the time-dependent analysis of self-anchored suspension bridges, considering the shear lag in a multicell concrete box girder. The beam kinematics are deduced ... -
Sustainability-Informed Bridge Ranking under Scour Based on Transportation Network Performance and Multiattribute Utility
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Flooding and the resultant scour damage to bridges may lead to immense economic losses and significant social and environmental impacts. Currently, bridge management decisions are developed on a bridge-by-bridge basis to ... -
Effect of Subduction Earthquake-Based Loading History on Substandard RC Square Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The cyclic behavior of RC bridge columns with a square cross section was experimentally evaluated using two types of quasi-static cyclic deformations, a conventional loading protocol and a loading protocol designed to ... -
Fatigue Crack Detection Using Unmanned Aerial Systems in Fracture Critical Inspection of Steel Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Many state agencies are investigating the use of unmanned aerial systems (UASs) for bridge inspections. Some agencies are receiving pressure from consultants and their own administrations to implement UAS inspections with ... -
Reduction of Seismic Acceleration Parameters for Temporary Bridge Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)No prevailing method is currently available for reducing the seismic response acceleration parameters PGA, SS, and S1 from the probabilistic seismic hazard values used for permanent bridge design to levels suitable for ... -
Mechanical Behavior of Prefabricated Composite Box Girders with Corrugated Steel Webs under Static Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper introduces a new type of bridge structure: the prefabricated composite box girder with corrugated steel webs, which features use of a composite upper flange and a prestressed tubular bottom flange filled with ... -
Monitoring, Modeling, and Assessment of a Self-Sensing Railway Bridge during Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study shows how integrating fiber optic sensor (FOS) networks into bridges during the construction stage can be used to quantify preservice performance. Details of the installation of a large FOS network on a new ... -
Bridge Deterioration Quantification Protocol Using UAV
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as a supplementary bridge damage quantification tool. For this study, a glued-laminated timber arch bridge in South Dakota was selected, ... -
Experimental Performance of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Bridge Deck
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)A full-scale steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) bridge deck was tested to investigate the behavior under two-way action. The deck was designed to reduce the amount of traditional reinforcing bars in a design controlled ...