Journal of Bridge Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • Bridge Reliability Assessment Based on Monitoring 

      Dan M. Frangopol; Alfred Strauss; Sunyong Kim (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      During the past decade, monitoring concepts for structural systems have been subjected to a rapid development process. They have become more and more important in the intervention planning (e.g., maintenance, repair, ...

    • State-Specific LRFR Live Load Factors Using Weigh-in-Motion Data 

      Jordan Pelphrey; Christopher Higgins; Bala Sivakumar; Richard L. Groff; Bert H. Hartman; Joseph P. Charbonneau; Jonathan W. Rooper; Bruce V. Johnson (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      The

    • Combined Damping Effect of Two Dampers on a Stay Cable 

      Nam Hoang; Yozo Fujino (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      The combined effect of two dampers, either on the same end or opposite ends of a stay cable, is analytically studied in this paper. By considering small distances of the dampers from the anchorages, an asymptotic formula ...

    • Effect of Near-Fault Vertical Ground Motions on Seismic Response of Highway Overcrossings 

      Sashi K. Kunnath; Emrah Erduran; Y. H. Chai; Mark Yashinsky (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      Results of comprehensive nonlinear response history analyses on a range of configurations representing typical highway overcrossings subjected to combined effects of vertical and horizontal components of near-fault ground ...

    • Stochastic Response of Bridges Seismically Isolated by Friction Pendulum System 

      R. S. Jangid (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      Stochastic response of bridges seismically isolated by the friction pendulum system (FPS) is investigated. The earthquake excitation is modeled by a nonstationary random process (i.e., uniformly modulated broadband ...

    • Shear Behavior and Mode of Failure for ASTM C1433 Precast Box Culverts 

      Ali Abolmaali; Anil Garg (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      This study evaluates the shear behavior and capacity of the precast concrete box culverts subjected to HS 20 truck wheel load. The most critical culvert behavior was considered by studying culverts subjected to zero depth ...

    • Repair of Full-Scale Timber Bridge Chord Members by Shear Spiking 

      Travis A. Burgers; Richard M. Gutkowski; Jeno Balogh; Donald W. Radford (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      The addition of vertically oriented shear spikes (fiberglass reinforced polymer rods) was shown to increase the effective stiffness of the stringers of a full-scale timber bridge chord specimen. Results found from the ...

    • Flexural Strengthening of Steel Bridges with High Modulus CFRP Strips 

      David Schnerch; Sami Rizkalla (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      Acceptance of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials for strengthening concrete structures, together with the recent availability of higher modulus CFRP strips, has resulted in the possibility to also strengthen ...

    • Probabilistic Fatigue Evaluation of Riveted Railway Bridges 

      Boulent M. Imam; Timothy D. Righiniotis; Marios K. Chryssanthopoulos (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      A probabilistic fatigue assessment methodology for riveted railway bridges is presented. The methodology is applied to a typical, short-span, riveted U.K. railway bridge under historical and present day train loading. On ...

    • Associate Editor Changes 

      Bruce E. Peterson (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)

    • Chloride Ion Transport in Bridge Deck Concrete under Different Curing Durations 

      Hassan Ghanem; Scott Phelan; Sanjaya Senadheera; Kevin Pruski (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      During freezing temperatures, ice accumulates on exposed concrete slabs such as bridge decks. Deicing salts such as calcium chloride are applied to control this ice formation. These salts migrate down to the reinforcing ...

    • Fatigue Behavior of Composite-Reinforced Glulam Bridge Girders 

      William G. Davids; Edwin Nagy; Matthew C. Richie (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      While composite-reinforced glulam beams have been used in several bridge demonstration projects, knowledge of their fatigue behavior is quite limited. In this study, the response of full- and partial-length fiberglass ...

    • Strength Evaluation of Deteriorated RC Bridge Columns 

      Mucip Tapan; Riyad S. Aboutaha (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      Condition-rating methods followed by load rating calculations are used for evaluating existing bridges in the United States. Ratings are assessed visually based on engineering expertise and experience, and in some cases ...

    • Live Load Distributions on an Impact-Damaged Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridge Repaired Using Prestressed CFRP Sheets 

      Yail J. Kim; Mark F. Green; R. Gordon Wight (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      This paper describes detailed flexural behavior, including live load distributions, of a four-span prestressed concrete girder bridge supported by

    • Computerized Database for Maintenance and Management of Highway Bridges in Vietnam 

      Dinh Tuan Hai (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      The deterioration of physical and serviceable conditions of highway bridges in Vietnam increasingly have become major social and technical concerns. Moreover, the maintenance management system applied currently is considered ...

    • Investigation of Damaged 12-Year Old Prestressed Concrete Box Beams 

      Clay Naito; Richard Sause; Brian Thompson (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      An investigation was conducted of unexpected damage to a pair of three-span continuous-spread prestressed box beam bridges after 12 years of service. Routine inspection had revealed cracks in the box beams near the piers ...

    • Effect of Wheel Live Load on Shear Behavior of Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Culverts 

      Ali Abolmaali; Anil K. Garg (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      This study reports on a part of a comprehensive study to evaluate the shear capacity of the precast reinforced concrete box culverts. Six full-scale

    • Performance Evaluation through Field Testing of Century-Old Railroad Truss Bridge 

      Michael R. DelGrego; Michael P. Culmo; John T. DeWolf (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      Research has been carried out to evaluate the structural behavior and influence of aging on a century-old steel railroad truss bridge. The structure is located in Connecticut and services a large number of trains traveling ...

    • Effect of Asynchronous Earthquake Motion on Complex Bridges. II: Results and Implications on Assessment 

      Nicholas J. Burdette; Amr S. Elnashai (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      Nonuniform seismic excitation has been shown through previous analytical studies to adversely affect the response of long-span bridge structures. To further understand this phenomenon, this study investigates the response ...

    • Stability Bracing Requirements for Steel Bridge Girders with Skewed Supports 

      Liqun Wang; Todd A. Helwig (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
      Cross frames and diaphragms are critical elements for the stability of I-shaped steel bridge girders during construction. The AASHTO specifications are relatively vague with regards to the stability design requirements of ...