Journal of Bridge Engineering: Recent submissions
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Performance of Unpretensioned Wind Stabilizing Cables in the Construction of a Cable-Stayed Bridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)A stabilizing cable (SC), used for mitigating buffeting vibration in a cantilevered structure of a cable-stayed bridge during construction, is normally installed with pretension. When a situation arises where only SCs are ... -
Experimental Analysis of a Nondestructive Corrosion Monitoring System for Main Cables of Suspension Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Corrosion of high-strength steel wires in a suspension bridge’s main cable has been attributed to the environment within the cable wrapping. A sensor network was developed to monitor and provide information in order to ... -
Evaluation of a Noncomposite Steel Girder Bridge through Live-Load Field Testing
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)This paper presents the field evaluation of a damaged noncomposite steel girder bridge that is part of the interstate highway system in Vermont. This bridge is typical of late 1960s construction and spans over a two-lane ... -
Comparative Study on Buffeting Performance of Sutong Bridge Based on Design and Measured Spectrum
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The recent development in structural health monitoring (SHM) technology enables the buffeting responses of bridges to be evaluated in a more realistic manner. In this paper, the buffeting responses of the cable-stayed ... -
Effect of Train Live Load on Railway Bridge Abutments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Assessment of lateral excess pressure attributable to train live load on the backfill embankment is one of the main subjects in railway bridge abutment and retaining wall design. Relevant design codes usually define a ... -
Assessment of Cyclic Behavior of Hybrid FRP Concrete Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Previous experimental studies have shown superior performance of concrete-filled fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) tubes (CFFTs) under static or pseudostatic loading. This study has focused on the effects of fiber type and ... -
Partial Elastic Scheme Method in Cantilever Construction of Concrete Arch Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)In this paper, a study about stay stressing procedures of concrete arch bridges built by cantilevering with temporary stays is presented. Particularly, the partial elastic scheme method is proposed to find the initial cable ... -
Experimental Study on the Dynamic Impacts of Service Train Loads on a Corrugated Steel Plate Culvert
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The technical note presents the results and conclusions of the field tests under service loads that were conducted on a corrugated steel plate (CSP) railway culvert. On the basis of the measured displacements, use of the ... -
Parametric Analysis of Cross-Frame Layout on Distortion-Induced Fatigue in Skewed Steel Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The effects of skew angle, cross-frame spacing, cross-frame layout, cross-frame stiffness, and load placement on the potential for distortion-induced fatigue damage in steel bridges was investigated by performing a suite ... -
Fatigue Crack Formation and Repair Strategies for Steel Cantilever Bracket Tie Plates
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)A regular inspection of a bridge carrying U.S. Route 422 over the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania, revealed cracks in the floor beam–to–cantilever bracket tie plates. Similar fatigue damage of this type has ... -
Reliability-Based Dynamic Amplification Factor on Stress Ranges for Fatigue Design of Existing Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)A dynamic amplification factor (DAF) or a dynamic load allowance (IM) is typically used in bridge design specifications to include dynamic effects from vehicles on bridges. The calculated live-load stress ranges may not ... -
Measurement System Configuration for Damage Identification of Continuously Monitored Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)The measurement system configuration is an important task in structural health monitoring in that decisions influence the performance of monitoring systems. This task is generally performed using only engineering judgment ... -
Instrumentation and Modeling of I-35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The I-35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge was constructed to replace the steel truss bridge that collapsed on August 1, 2007. The design of the replacement bridge featured a smart-bridge system. The smart-bridge concept included ... -
Papers in This Issue
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Flexural Response of Continuous Concrete Beams Prestressed with External Tendons
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)This article presents the results of a numerical investigation of the flexural behavior of continuous externally prestressed concrete beams. Aspects of behavior studied include the increase in stress in external tendons, ... -
Probability of Collapse Expression for Bridges Subject to Barge Collision
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Accounting for waterway vessel collision is required in the structural design of bridges spanning navigable waterways. During collision events, massive waterway vessel groups such as barge flotillas are capable of dynamically ... -
Field Test of Magnetic Methods for Corrosion Detection in Prestressing Strands in Adjacent Box-Beam Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Magnetic methods are progressing in the detection of corrosion in prestressing strands in adjacent precast, prestressed concrete box-beam bridges. This study is the first field trial of magnetic strand defect detection ... -
Longitudinal Joints with Accelerated Construction Features in Decked Bulb-Tee Girder Bridges: Strut-and-Tie Model and Design Guidelines
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)This paper focuses on the development of a strut-and-tie model (STM) that can be used in the design of previously developed longitudinal joints with accelerated construction features. Four joint specimens reinforced with ... -
Bending Strength of a Horizontally Curved Composite I-Girder Bridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Horizontally curved I-girders are subjected to combined vertical bending and torsion under gravity loads alone. The torsional behavior of open I-shaped girders is commonly and conveniently transformed to self-equilibrating ... -
Cyclic Behavior of FRP Concrete Bridge Pier Frames
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Concrete-filled fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) tubes (CFFTs) were initially developed without any internal steel reinforcement as viable alternatives to conventional RC columns in nonseismic regions. Studies have shown ...