Journal of Bridge Engineering: Recent submissions
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Finding Maximum Moment: Determining HL-93 Truck Position on Simple Spans
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)In the days of the AASHTO standard bridge design specifications, engineers used simple equations for calculating the HS-20 live-load moment for a simple span bridge. Engineers computed and compared the lane load moments ... -
Bridge Constructed with GFRP-Reinforced Precast Concrete Deck Panels: Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Long-term monitoring of two precast deck panels constructed with glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars and six girders of a single-span bridge is reported. Each instrumented panel is 12.5 m long, 2.1 m wide, and 235 ... -
System-Level Deterioration Model for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Decks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Generally, in existing bridge management systems, the deterioration is modeled based on visual inspections where the corresponding condition states are assigned to individual elements. In this case, limited attention is ... -
Effect of Solar Radiation on Suspension Bridge Performance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Observations of a U.K. suspension bridge show that thermal expansion and contraction cycles do not follow simple linear relationships with a single temperature value and that time lag and temperature distribution can be ... -
Bridge Damage Detection Using Weigh-in-Motion Technology
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)This paper proposes a novel Level I damage-detection technique for short- to medium-span road bridges using weigh-in-motion (WIM) technology. The technique is based on the input provided by two WIM systems: (1) a pavement-based ... -
Static and Dynamic Testing of High-Speed Rail Bridges in Spain
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)There has been a rapid development of high-speed rail in Spain. Many bridges have been constructed to carry these lines. The relevant Spanish design codes require static and dynamic testing of these structures for acceptance ... -
New Method for High-Speed Railway Bridge Dynamic Deflection Measurement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The measurement of dynamic deflection is an important component of bridge loading experiments for high-speed railway bridges, but it is difficult to do directly for some long high-speed railway bridges. The deflection curve ... -
Flutter Mode Transition of a Double-Main-Span Suspension Bridge in Full Aeroelastic Model Testing
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The Maanshan Bridge over the Yangtze River in China is a new long-span suspension bridge with double main spans of -
Uniform and Pitting Corrosion Modeling for High-Strength Bridge Wires
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Cable inspections revealed that severe corrosion of steel wires is one of the main failure mechanisms of cables. Accelerated corrosion experiments were conducted to evaluate the variation in the uniform and pitting corrosion ... -
Statistical Bridge Signatures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Instrumentation of bridge structures provides a stream of data representing operational structural response under loading. The authors define the term -
Finite-Element Modeling of Hybrid Composite Beam Bridges in Missouri
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Three bridges were recently constructed in Missouri using a new type of hybrid composite beam (HCB) incorporated within traditional RC deck systems. These HCBs are comprised of three main subcomponents: a composite shell, ... -
Replacement of Pontesei Bridge, Italy
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)Pontesei Dam is a major concrete dam built after World War II across the canyon of Maè Creek (Valle di Zoldo) in the Italian Eastern Alps. Just upstream from the dam, a gully discharges water from steep mountains. The only ... -
Measurement of Local Deformations in Steel Monostrands Using Digital Image Correlation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The local deformation mechanisms in steel monostrands have a significant influence on their fatigue life and failure mode. However, the observation and quantification of deformations in monostrands experiencing axial and ... -
Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of the Postfracture Redundancy of a Simple Span Truss Bridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The fracture critical (FC) classification was developed and implemented for bridges in which the failure of a single member could lead to failure or collapse of the structure. The FC classification can increase the fabrication ... -
Improving Fatigue Evaluations of Structures Using In-Service Behavior Measurement Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)Conservative models and code practices are usually employed for fatigue-damage predictions of existing structures. Direct in-service behavior measurements are able to provide more accurate estimations of remaining-fatigue-life ... -
Experimental Study of Thermal Actions on a Solid Slab Concrete Deck Bridge and Comparison with Eurocode 1
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)This paper presents extensive temperature measurements obtained during a period of 4 years in an integral solid slab prestressed concrete bridge deck. There is very little experimental information available for this bridge ... -
Centrifuge Tests of Superlarge-Diameter Rock-Socketed Piles and Their Bearing Characteristics
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)To understand the mechanical properties of superlarge-diameter piles in complicated geologic conditions, the authors carried out centrifuge model tests that simulated the bearing characteristics of single rock-socketed ... -
Vibration Studies of Tsing Ma Suspension Bridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1997)A three-dimensional dynamic finite element model is established for the Tsing Ma long suspension Bridge in Hong Kong. The two bridge towers made up of reinforced concrete are modeled by three-dimensional Timoshenko beam ... -
Special Issue on Nondestructive Evaluation and Testing for Bridge Inspection and Evaluation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012) -
Discussion of “Flexural Strengthening of Steel Bridges with High Modulus CFRP Strips” by David Schnerch and Sami Rizkalla
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)