Journal of Bridge Engineering: Recent submissions
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Impact of Heavy Vehicles on the Durability of Concrete Bridge Decks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Overweight vehicles may cause permanent damage to bridge superstructures and thus require a permit to operate and route planning based on bridge capacity. This study explores the possible damage of such overweight vehicles ... -
Fatigue Assessment of Full-Scale Retrofitted Orthotropic Bridge Decks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Full-scale fatigue tests were performed on two retrofitted orthotropic bridge decks (OBDs). The retrofitting systems consist of adding a second steel plate on the top of the existing deck. The aim is to reduce the stresses ... -
Experimental Study and Residual Performance Evaluation of Corroded High-Tensile Steel Wires
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)To evaluate the residual service performance of corroded high-tensile steel wires, a batch of in situ wires that had served for 13 years in the hangers of an arch bridge was investigated. Four types of corroded wires were ... -
Predicting Flexural Fatigue Performance of RC Beams Strengthened with Externally Bonded FRP due to FRP Debonding
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)In this study, an analytical model is proposed to predict the flexural fatigue behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with externally bonded (EB) fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates due to FRP debonding. ... -
Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns Subjected to Combined Stresses of Compression, Bending, Shear, and Torsion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)To explore the seismic performance of RC bridge columns subjected to combined stresses of compression, bending, shear, and torsion, reversed cyclic tests with eight column specimens were performed in the laboratory. ... -
Novel Method for Retrofitting Superstructures and Piers in Aged Steel Railway Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Deterioration of aging bridges is a serious problem that affects their serviceability and durability. Appropriate repair, strengthening, or replacement work should be performed on aged bridge structures to ensure they ... -
Experimental Investigation on Relations between Flutter Derivatives and Aerodynamic Admittances
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Two kinds of relations between flutter derivatives and aerodynamic admittance functions (AAFs), which have been used in bridge aerodynamics, are discussed in this study by means of theoretical analysis and experiments. The ... -
Calculation Method of Hydrodynamic Forces on Circular Piers during Earthquakes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)The flow field around a horizontally oscillating bridge pier during earthquakes is characterized by a high Reynolds number and a small Keulegan-Carpenter number. This study aimed at the fluid forces exerted on a circular ... -
Experimental Testing and Numerical Simulation of Precast Segmental Bridge Piers Constructed with a Modular Methodology
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)A new precast segmental bridge pier system using modular construction methodology is proposed in this study. The proposed system contains multiple segmental layers with several small precast modular RC segments for each ... -
Considerations and Issues in the Utilization of Infrared Thermography for Concrete Bridge Inspection at Normal Driving Speeds
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)The main objective of this study is to comprehensively evaluate the utilization of infrared thermography (IRT) considering different technologies, critical environmental parameters, and uncertainties for bridge deck ... -
Lifetime Deflections of Long-Span Bridges under Dynamic and Growing Traffic Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Steady traffic growth may pose a safety hazard to in-service bridges, especially long-span bridges subjected to the simultaneous presence of multiple heavy-duty trucks. This study presents a methodology for evaluating the ... -
Analytical Study on Internal Force Transfer of Perfobond Rib Shear Connector Group Using a Nonlinear Spring Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)The perfobond rib (PBL) shear connector group composed of multiple layers of PBL shear connectors has been proven to be one of the most effective load-transferring components and is widely used in cable-stayed bridges. In ... -
Live-Load Moment-Distribution Factors for an Adjacent Precast Prestressed Concrete Box Beam Bridge with Reinforced UHPC Shear Key Connections
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)In this study, the live-load moment-distribution factors (LLMDFs) were evaluated for an adjacent precast prestressed concrete box beam bridge. The bridge used a new shear key configuration, which was grouted with ultrahigh ... -
Characterizing and Predicting Seismic Repair Costs for Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)This paper focuses on probabilistic seismic loss estimation of bridges. The results provide several crucial insights on the distribution of seismic repair costs and the reasoning behind their nature—the distribution of ... -
Modal Analysis of the Saint-Bachi Suspension Aqueduct Bridge Considering Fluid–Structure Interaction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)The aim of this paper is to reveal the unique dynamic characteristics of the Saint-Bachi suspension pipeline bridge with fluid–structure interaction. With commercial software, a three-dimensional finite-element (FE) model ... -
Impact of Heavy Freight Railcar on the Remaining Fatigue Life of Centenarian Railway Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Transit agencies own and operate thousands of bridge structures subjected to repetitive train loading. The majority of these bridges were built at the turn of the century and many have exceeded their theoretical fatigue ... -
Conceptual Design of Modular Bridges Including Layout Optimization and Component Reusability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Modular or panelized bridges, comprised of stacked rectangular panels forming girder-type bridges, are the most widely used approach for rapidly erectable bridging. Limitations of these systems, however, include inefficient ... -
Stay Cable Tension Estimation of Cable-Stayed Bridges Using Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)This study presents a methodology for estimating stay cable tensions of cable-stayed bridges using genetic algorithm (GA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO). At first, a comprehensive cable model was used to represent ... -
Seismic Design and Performance of Ductile End-Diaphragms in Slab-on-Girder Steel Bridges with Flexible Substructure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Conventionally, in the conceptual seismic design of bridges, absorption of earthquake energy is provided through plastic deformation in the main components of the bridge, such as columns and walls. In recent decades, ductile ... -
Overturning-Collapse Modeling and Safety Assessment for Bridges Supported by Single-Column Piers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)Overturning collapse has been regarded as one of the most critical failure modes for single-column-pier bridges in current practices. To reveal the entire overturning process, a meticulous three-dimensional (3D) simulation ...