Journal of Bridge Engineering: Recent submissions
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Influence Length of Wire Fracture and Wire-to-Wire Interaction in Helically Wired Strands under Axial Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In this study, the influence length of wire damage and wire-to-wire interaction in helically wired strands were investigated both experimentally and numerically. Greased seven-wire steel strands (2 long and 11 short ... -
Effectiveness of Negative Stiffness System in the Benchmark Structural-Control Problem for Seismically Excited Highway Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The effectiveness of a novel negative stiffness device (NSD) and damper system for reduction of the seismic response of highway bridges was investigated in this study. To this end, a Phase II benchmark highway bridge was ... -
Effectiveness of Crack-Arrest Holes under Distortion-Induced Fatigue Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Drilling crack-arrest holes is a simple technique, commonly used by bridge owners to control and/or repair fatigue cracks in steel bridges. Although well-established relationships exist for sizing the diameter of crack-arrest ... -
Cyclic Behavior of Corroded Fuse-Type Dissipaters for Posttensioned Rocking Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This article presents the observed cyclic responses of three types of metal hysteretic, axial dissipative devices (typically used with dissipative controlled rocking bridge piers) under varying degrees of corrosion. ... -
Updating Multiscale Model of a Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)To accurately calculate stress responses and evaluate fatigue damage of the critical structural members/joints of a long-span cable-stayed bridge, a multiscale finite-element (FE) model of the bridge has been developed by ... -
Aerodynamic Interference Mechanism of Moving Vehicles on a Bridge Deck in Crosswind Environment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Super long-span bridges offer great convenience, but, because of their high decks, they also suffer from traffic safety problems related to strong winds. In this paper, large eddy simulation and dynamic mesh techniques for ... -
Full-Scale Specimen Testing and Parametric Studies on Tensile-Plate Cable-Girder Anchorages in Cable-Stayed Bridges with Steel Girders
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In cable-stayed bridges, cable anchorages are subject to significant forces in the structure and carry a heavy stress concentration. The structural features and cable-force transfer pathway of four typical cable-girder ... -
Coupled Effects of Concrete Shrinkage, Creep, and Cracking on the Performance of Postconnected Prestressed Steel-Concrete Composite Girders
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Prestressed steel-concrete composite girders constructed by postconnection have gained increasing attention in bridge engineering in recent years. By prestressing the concrete slabs before connecting them with the steel ... -
Test Error Sensitivity for Methods of Testing Prestressed Friction Loss
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Although numerous studies have been conducted on prestressed duct friction loss test methods, only a few have considered the error sensitivities of the test methods used. For this paper, to conduct a prestressed duct ... -
Fiber Optic Sensors and Digital Image Correlation for Measuring Deformations in Reinforced Concrete Beams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Digital image correlation (DIC) and fiber optic strain sensors (FOSs) are two structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques that are reasonably well developed, but temperature effects remain a difficulty in interpreting ... -
Incorporation of Skew Effects in Live-Load Distribution Factors Developed for Typical Integral Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)In current bridge design specifications, no provisions exist for live-load distribution (LLD) in the components of skewed integral bridges (SIBs). Thus, in this study, skew correction factors (SCFs) were developed for the ... -
Structural Response of Plan-Curved Steel I-Girder Bridges from an Equivalent Straight Bridge Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)A set of equations was developed to estimate the maximum mechanical elements and midspan deflections of plan-curved steel I-girder bridges. These formulas were obtained from a statistical correlation analysis based on the ... -
Determination of Stay-Cable Forces Using Highly Mobile Vibration Measurement Devices
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Vibration measurements are an established method for determining the tension force of stay cables. Whereas stay cables are structural members exhibiting significant geometrical nonlinearities, their behavior can be linearized ... -
Compression Set in Closed-Cell Foam Bridge Expansion Joints
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Closed-cell foam is used in small movement bridge expansion joints to create a watertight joint. It is popular for new joints and in the rehabilitation of joints because of its low cost, and ease and speed of installation. ... -
Structural Robustness of Long-Span Cable-Supported Bridges in a Cable-Loss Scenario
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study concerns the structural behavior of long-span cable-supported bridges after the sudden rupture of a cable. The load carried by the failed cable must be redistributed to the remaining structure. The cable adjacent ... -
Evaluation of Design Provisions for Pedestrian Bridges Using a Structural Reliability Framework
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)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 ... -
Experimental Study on Fatigue Resistance of Rib-to-Deck Joint in Orthotropic Steel Bridge Deck
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The stress state around a rib-to-deck (RD) joint in an orthotropic steel bridge deck is extremely sensitive to wheel-load location in the transverse direction. Fatigue cracks of various types can occur around the RD joint. ... -
Response of a Typical Oklahoma Bridge to the September 3, 2016, 5.8-Magnitude Earthquake near Pawnee, Oklahoma
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Since 2006, the number of M3.0 and larger earthquakes occurring in Oklahoma has increased dramatically. Four M5.0 and larger events have caused damage to residential structures, which raises a concern about the potential ... -
Analytical Models of Frictional Resistance between Cable and Saddle Equipped with Friction Plates for Multispan Suspension Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Frictional resistance between the main cable and saddle is essential for counterpoising huge unbalanced cable tension in different spans of multispan suspension bridges. Vertical and horizontal friction plates are employed ... -
Experimental Study on Longitudinal Joints with Accelerated Construction Features in Precast Multibox Girder Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)To accelerate bridge construction, U-bar details were proposed to connect the adjacent precast box girders and replace the original welded-loop details in longitudinal joint design. Static loading tests were conducted, and ...