Journal of Bridge Engineering: Recent submissions
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Damage Detection Approach for Bridges under Temperature Effects using Gaussian Process Regression Trained with Hybrid Data
(ASCE, 2022/11/01)The success of detecting damage robustly relies on the availability of long periods of past data covering multiple weather scenarios and on the information contained in the data used during the learning process. Thus, the ... -
Full-Scale Fatigue Tests of a New Rib-to-Floor Beam Connection for Orthotropic Steel Decks
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)Full-scale laboratory tests were conducted to assess the fatigue performance of a new rib-to-floor beam (RFB) connection with a stress relieving slit for orthotropic steel decks (OSDs) in highway bridges. The slit rib-to-floor ... -
Self-Excited Forces Induced by Lateral Vibration of Bridge Decks
(ASCE, 2022/11/01)Under strong wind actions, some long-span flexible deck bridges have been observed to exhibit significant lateral vibrations. Accurate quantification of the self-excited forces induced by lateral vibration is of great ... -
Determining Strain Threshold Values for Bridge Condition Assessment Using Normal Mixture Models
(ASCE, 2022/11/01)Structural health monitoring (SHM) enables bridge owners to evaluate bridge conditions efficiently and accurately. When implementing SHM, a popular method to detect the abnormal response of a structure is statistical pattern ... -
Alternate Load Paths Redundancy Analysis of Steel Truss Bridges
(ASCE, 2022/11/01)An analysis method to quantify the alternate load paths (ALPs), inspired by the concept of ALP for progressive analysis of buildings, is proposed for steel truss bridges subject to the loss of a critical member. Quantification ... -
Analytical Shape-Finding of the Three-Dimensional Wind-Resistant Rope
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)Wind-resistant rope systems (WRRS) consisting of wind guys (WGs) and ties are -
Combined Load Test and NDE: Novel Method to Diagnose and Load Rate Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges with Serviceability Issues
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)Vibration of highway bridges, although often ignored, is a serviceability issue that may contribute to concrete deck cracking and delamination. A recently constructed prestressed concrete bridge in the Dallas–Fort metroplex ... -
Test and Analysis of Postfire Fatigue Performance of Steel Wires and Cables
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)Fire is an accidental, severe hazard for bridges during their lifetime. Hangers in suspension bridges are among the most vulnerable components with respect to the hanger fatigue effect, and fatigue performance after fire ... -
Improvements in Convergence Robustness with a 2D–3DOF Method:
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)To overcome nonconvergence in the two-dimensional–three degrees of freedom -
Experimental and Analytical Investigation into the Effect of Ballasted Track on the Dynamic Response of Railway Bridges under Moving Loads
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)Ballasted tracks are among the most widespread railway track typologies. The ballast possesses multiple functions. Among them, it significantly affects the dynamic interaction between a rail bridge and a moving load in ... -
Field Testing and Refined Load Rating of a Load-Posted Continuous
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)Load-posted bridges have potential effects on traffic, commerce, and emergency -
Performance Warning of Bridges under Train Actions through Equivalent Frequency Response Functions
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)Structural health monitoring of bridges based on train-induced vibrations has attracted extensive attention and takes advantage of the high-magnitude and regularly spaced features of trainloads. However, the monitoring ... -
Preliminary Design of a Steel–UHPFRC Composite Truss Arch Bridge and Model Tests of K-Joints
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)The preliminary design and comparisons of major technical and economic indicators between a steel-ultrahigh-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) composite truss (SUCT) arch bridge and a concrete-filled steel ... -
Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of the Effect of Rail on the Behavior of Girder Bridges
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)This paper experimentally and numerically evaluates the participation of bridge rail in carrying live load through (1) performing field testing on steel and prestressed concrete girder bridges; (2) developing validated ... -
Seismic Performance Comparison of Precast Bridge Columns with Different Shear Span-to-Depth Ratios and Connection Designs via Quasi-Static Cyclic Test
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)In this study, seven one-third-scale bridge column specimens are tested via a quasi-static cyclic test to understand seismic performance differences between cast-in-place (CIP) and precast bridge columns with various shear ... -
ERT Feasibility Study to Assess Unknown Bridge Foundation Depth
(ASCE, 2022/07/01)There are many historical bridges around the world whose crucial information regarding their foundations is unknown. Such information is essential for an accurate safety assessment regarding scour hazard. Current methods ... -
Direct Shear Strength of UHPC Large-Keyed Epoxy Joint: Theoretical Model and Experimental Verification
(ASCE, 2022/07/15)With the development trend of accelerated bridge construction, the precast ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) segmental bridge might be increasingly used due to the advantages of lightweight superstructure and advanced ... -
Influence of Wind Turbulence on Aerodynamic Admittances of a Streamlined Bridge Deck at Different Angles of Attack
(ASCE, 2022/07/13)This study revisits the modeling of buffeting forces on bridge decks and establishes the relationship between one- and two-wavenumber admittances, and between the spanwise coherence functions of turbulence and buffeting ... -
Fatigue Evaluation of Bridges Based on Strain Influence Line Loaded by Elaborate Stochastic Traffic Flow
(ASCE, 2022/07/15)Stochastic traffic flow, as a type of repeated load, can cause serious high-cycle fatigue damage to bridges. In addition, the rough simulation of stochastic traffic flow and inappropriate analysis method of fatigue stresses ... -
Potential Improvement in Rating Factors of Concrete T-Beam Bridges through Refined Analysis: Evaluation of Distribution Factors
(ASCE, 2022/07/15)This study explores the use of refined analysis methods to potentially increase load ratings of concrete T-beam bridges by obtaining a decrease in live-load distribution factors. The studied T-beam bridges are vulnerable ...