Journal of Bridge Engineering: Recent submissions
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Stochastic Analysis and Time-Based Modeling of Concrete Bridge Deck Deterioration
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Adequate prediction of the concrete bridge deck deterioration rate is necessary for maintenance and rehabilitation decisions. The stochastic deterioration of bridge decks can be most accurately modeled with a time-based ... -
Fatigue Performance of Rib-to-Deck Joints Strengthened with FRP Angles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Rib-to-deck joints of orthotropic steel decks (OSDs) in steel bridges are susceptible to longitudinal fatigue cracking, which often results in considerable repair costs as well as traffic interruption. To mitigate such ... -
Stiffness of Coupling Connection and Bearing Support for High-Speed Maglev Guideways
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Coupling connections and bearing supports have been widely used in high-speed maglev guideways. Accurate identification of their mechanical properties is necessary for guideway design and research. This paper presents an ... -
Development of a Bridge Weigh-in-Motion System Based on Long-Gauge Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Monitoring the weight of vehicles is essential for policymakers to maintain the condition of bridges. In the group of methods for weighing vehicles, bridge weigh-in-motion (B-WIM) systems are among the most prominent and ... -
Fatigue Damage Evaluation of Orthotropic Steel Deck Considering Weld Residual Stress Relaxation Based on Continuum Damage Mechanics
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Weld residual stresses (WRSs) in orthotropic steel decks (OSDs) contribute prominently to fatigue damage. WRSs relax during the accumulation of fatigue damage. However, their effects are ignored in conventional methods of ... -
Continuum Model for Static and Dynamic Analysis of Suspension Bridges with a Floating Girder
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In this paper, a continuum model for a three-span suspension bridge with a floating girder is newly proposed to investigate its static and dynamic behaviors. This model can consider the extensibility of hangers and thus ... -
Fine Temperature Effect Analysis–Based Time-Varying Dynamic Properties Evaluation of Long-Span Suspension Bridges in Natural Environments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Structural modal parameters are greatly sensitive to ambient temperatures. Therefore, false identification of damages may arise in vibration-based health monitoring. In this paper, the dynamic properties of long-span ... -
Equivalent Shear Force Method for Detecting the Speed and Axles of Moving Vehicles on Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Traffic monitoring, particularly on the gross vehicle weight (GVW) and axle weights (AWs) of heavy trucks, provides valuable information for the design and performance evaluation of bridges. Bridge weigh-in-motion (BWIM) ... -
Aerodynamic Study on a Heavy Truck Passing by a Bridge Pylon under Crosswinds Using CFD
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)High-sided vehicles experience sudden changes in aerodynamic forces when passing through the wake of towers of bridges under crosswind. This may lead, in the worst case, to vehicle rollover or undesired lane changes, thus ... -
Axial–Shear–Flexure Interaction Behavior of Joints in Precast Concrete Segmental Bridge Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Precast concrete segmental bridge columns (PCSBCs) have developed rapidly in recent years. To study the effect of shear on the carrying capacity of the joints in PCSBCs, four conventionally reinforced concrete segmental ... -
Mechanical Behavior of Steel–HFRC Composite Girders
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper presents the experimental and analytical results of a new composite girder that consists of a steel girder and hybrid fiber–reinforced concrete (HFRC) slab. First, six push-out tests were performed, and the test ... -
Experimental Study on Mechanical Behavior of PBL Shear Connectors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Perfobond rib connectors (PBLs) are widely applied to transfer the shear force in steel-concrete composite members. To investigate the mechanical behavior of PBL shear connectors, push-out tests were carried out under ... -
Numerical Study of Damage Modes and Assessment of Circular RC Pier under Noncontact Explosions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Since the September 11, 21, attack in New York, the number and intensity of terrorist activities around the world have attracted our attention toward infrastructure systems. Also, unintentional explosions resulting from ... -
Analytical Approach for Seismic Performance of Extended Pile-Shafts
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Seismic performance of bridge structures supported by extended pile-shafts principally depends on the curvature demand in critical regions of the pile below ground level. The equivalent fixed-based cantilever model is ... -
Calibrating Pedestrian-Bridge Standards for Vibration Serviceability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)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 ... -
Coupled Dynamic Analysis of the Vehicle-Bridge-Wind-Wave System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Slender bridges, often built in harsh coastal environments, may experience dynamic loadings from strong winds and high waves. Busy traffic is expected during normal operating conditions and during evacuation events before ... -
Long-Term Experimental Study on Prestressed Steel–Concrete Composite Continuous Box Beams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)A long-term load test of 42 days was performed on three prestressed steel–concrete composite continuous box beams (non-prestressed, partly prestressed, and fully prestressed) to investigate the combined effects of sustained ... -
Vehicle Weight Limits and Overload Permit Checking Considering the Cumulative Fatigue Damage of Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)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 ... -
Shake Table Tests of Tall-Pier Bridges to Evaluate Seismic Performance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)More than 4% of the bridges in mountainous areas of Southwest China are constructed with piers having a height of over 4 m. Such piers are characterized by large structural flexibility and distributed mass. To investigate ... -
Full-Scale Test and Simulation on Flexural Behavior of Dovetail-Shaped Reactive Powder–Concrete Wet Joint in a Composite Deck System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Composite deck systems composed of a steel deck and a reactive powder–concrete (RPC) layer are widely used in long-span bridges because of their satisfactory crack resistance and fatigue resilience. However, durability ...