Journal of Bridge Engineering: Recent submissions
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Cracking Mechanism and Simplified Design Method for Bottom Flange in Prestressed Concrete Box Girder Bridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Serious cracking has occurred frequently in the bottom flange of box girders during construction in recent years. This paper aims at studying the cracking mechanism and countermeasures. The stress field in the bottom flange ... -
Long-Term Behavior of Prestressed Old-New Concrete Composite Beams
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)This paper presents both theoretical and experimental studies of the long-term behavior of prestressed old-new concrete composite beams under sustained loads. General differential equations governing the relationship between ... -
Vandal Loads and Induced Vibrations on a Footbridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)The paper describes a study to characterize intentional human dynamic loads (vandal loads) and their induced effects on a footbridge. A numerical model to characterize the dynamic behavior of the footbridge has been ... -
Field Study of Overload Behavior of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Bridge under Simulated Vehicle Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Overload attributable to increased vehicle loads is becoming an increasingly serious issue in highway transportation. Overload results in damages to bridge structures, degradation of their load-carrying capacities, and ... -
Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Decks on Skewed Steel Superstructure under Truck Wheel Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)This paper focuses on the behavior of skewed concrete bridge decks on steel superstructure subjected to truck wheel loads. It was initiated to meet the need for investigating the role of truck loads in observed skewed deck ... -
Skewed Slab-on-Girder Steel Bridge Superstructures with Bidirectional-Ductile End Diaphragms
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Specially designed ductile end diaphragms of steel bridge superstructures have previously proved, both theoretically and experimentally, to dissipate seismic input energy, protecting other substructure and superstructure ... -
Experimental Evaluation of Axial Behavior of Strengthened Circular Reinforced-Concrete Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Insufficient or deteriorating reinforced-concrete piers in many existing bridges are required to be strengthened using economical, fast, and efficient methods. Currently, only a few methods can be used to strengthen circular ... -
Experimental Testing of Pile-to-Cap Connections for Embedded Pipe Piles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)For bridges supported by piles, acceptable system performance under seismic loading depends on effective pile-to-cap connections. A fixed pile-to-cap connection is often desirable to help control deflections during lateral ... -
Overview of Potential and Existing Applications of Shape Memory Alloys in Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Bridges are the backbones of transportation lines for modern cities. Damage to bridges could disrupt the flow of traffic and be disastrous for the communities they serve, especially when reconstruction and recovery activities ... -
Compound Shear-Flexural Capacity of Reinforced Concrete–Topped Precast Prestressed Bridge Decks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Modern concrete bridge decks commonly consist of stay-in-place (SIP) precast panels seated on precast concrete beams and topped with cast-in-place (CIP) reinforced concrete. Such composite bridge decks have been experimentally ... -
Analytical Models and Guidelines for the Ductility Enhancement of Circular Reinforced Concrete Single-Column Bents Using Fiber-Reinforced Polymers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)The target displacement ductility requirements for circular RC single-column bridge bents are considered using a proposed multifailure mode algorithm to determine the required thickness of fiber-reinforced polymer wraps ... -
Ultimate Capacity Destructive Testing and Finite-Element Analysis of Steel I-Girder Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Current bridge design and rating techniques are based at the component level and thus cannot predict the ultimate capacity of bridges, which is a function of system-level interactions. While advances in computer technology ... -
Dynamic Demand of Bridge Structure Subjected to Vessel Impact Using Simplified Interaction Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Assessing the dynamic demand using general-purpose finite-element codes is not only low in efficiency, but also unaccepted in practical application due to the complicated nonlinear dynamical behaviors of vessel-bridge ... -
Bridge Seismic Retrofitting Practices in the Central and Southeastern United States
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)This paper conducts a detailed review of the seismic hazard, inventory, bridge vulnerability, and bridge retrofit practices in the Central and Southeastern United States (CSUS). Based on the analysis of the bridge inventory ... -
Efficient Longitudinal Seismic Fragility Assessment of a Multispan Continuous Steel Bridge on Liquefiable Soils
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)The increased failure potential of aging U.S. highway bridges and their susceptibility to damage during extreme events necessitates the development of efficient reliability assessment tools to prioritize maintenance and ... -
Experimental Dynamic Response of a Short-Span Composite Bridge to Military Vehicles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)A continued desire for increased mobility in the aftermath of natural disasters or on the battlefield has lead to the need for improved lightweight bridging solutions. Currently, within the U.S. military, there is a need ... -
Reliability of Bridge Decks in Wisconsin
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)An accurate reliability model for bridge decks is important for effective long-term bridge deck management. The main objectives of this paper are to identify the most suitable reliability model for bridge decks in Wisconsin, ... -
Closure to “Bridge Reliability Assessment Based on Monitoring” by D. M. Frangopol, A. Strauss, and S. Kim
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Time-Dependent Reliability of PSC Box-Girder Bridge Considering Creep, Shrinkage, and Corrosion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Bridge performance undergoes time-varying changes when exposed to aggressive environments. While much work has been done on bridge reliability under corrosion, little is known about the effects of creep and shrinkage on ... -
Full-Scale Test of Continuity Diaphragms in Skewed Concrete Bridge Girders
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Continuity diaphragms used in prestressed girder bridges on skewed bents have caused difficulties in detailing and construction. The results of the field verification for the effectiveness of continuity diaphragms for ...