Journal of Bridge Engineering: Recent submissions
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Fatigue Assessment for Deck-Rib Welded Joints of Orthotropic Steel Deck Using a Simplified Nodal Force Structural Stress Approach
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )The fatigue cracking of orthotropic steel deck (OSD) has long been a problem of bridge structures. It is meaningful to assess bridge fatigue life using an appropriate method. In this paper, a simplified nodal force structural ... -
Effect of Multiple Environmental Factors on the Adhesion and Diffusion Behaviors of Chlorides in a Bridge with Coastal Exposure: Long-Term Experimental Study
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )Corrosion of steel reinforcement caused by airborne salt penetration into concrete cover is a very important reason for the deterioration of concrete structures exposed to an atmospheric marine environment. The current ... -
Seismic Retrofit of Monorail Bridges Considering Soil–Pile–Bridge–Train Interaction
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )Monorail bridges play an important role in urban transportation networks, and their proper seismic performance is an issue of great concern in earthquake-prone countries. Seismic isolation is a strategy that protects the ... -
Fatigue Life of Weldment Details of Existing Orthotropic Steel Bridge Considering the Scour Effects
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )During the service life of the orthotropic steel bridges (OSBs), fatigue damage accumulations could impact the safety and reliability of the bridges in their lifecycles. Fatigue damage evaluations of bridge weldments for ... -
Experimental Study on the Seismic Behavior of Tie Bar Stiffened Round-Ended Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Columns
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )This paper experimentally investigates the seismic behavior of tie bar stiffened round-ended concrete-filled steel tube columns. A total of 16 specimens were tested. The test parameters included the axial load ratio, bending ... -
Safety Assessment of Widened Bridges Considering Uneven Multilane Traffic-Load Modeling: Case Study in China
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Several bridges now require widening owing to the continuous development of road transport. However, the standard of traffic load in design specifications has been enhanced. Consequently, old bridges may not meet the safety ... -
Large-Scale Axial Fracture Experiments of High-Toughness Steel
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )Fracture resistance of modern bridge steels has improved through advances in material production techniques. The enhanced performance has been quantified through a number of material characterization studies and large-scale ... -
Joint Distribution of Wind Speed, Wind Direction, and Air Temperature Actions on Long-Span Bridges Derived via Trivariate Metaelliptical and Plackett Copulas
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Comprehensive bridge design should consider simultaneous actions of wind and temperature. The current load combination method of directly superposing extreme wind and temperature actions ignores the correlation between ... -
Visualization of Deformation of Trough Rib of Orthotropic Steel Deck Under Live Load Using MEMS IMUs and Contact Displacement Gauges
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )An orthotropic steel deck has a structure in which thin steel plates (approximately 6–16 mm thick) are combined by welding. In this structure, displacement-induced fatigue damage often occurs due to complex deformation ... -
Survival Analysis of Concrete Highway Bridge Decks in Oregon Utilizing LASSO and Stepwise-Variable Selection
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )This research studied the relationship between Oregon national bridge inventory (NBI) data as well as additional design/detailing variables and concrete highway bridge deck performance. Cox proportional hazards regression ... -
Flexural Behavior of a Fully Prefabricated Lightweight UHPC Bent Cap
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )A novel lightweight prestressed ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) bent cap is proposed, consisting of a large cantilevered thin-walled box girder weighing approximately 40% less than normal concrete bent caps. The ... -
Field Destructive Testing of a Reinforced Concrete Bridge Deck Slab
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Many bridge deck slabs in Europe are rated insufficient load-carrying capacity in shear and punching according to the Eurocodes. In the past, assessment models have mainly been developed from laboratory studies that ... -
Evaluating Damage to Vermont Bridges by Hurricane Irene with Multivariate Bridge Inspection and Stream Hydrogeologic Data
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )The motivation for this study is the damage caused to over 300 long-span bridges in Vermont in 2011 by Tropical Storm Irene, which is part of the Hurricane Irene system. This study of the effects of this single extreme ... -
Finite Element Analysis of Highway Bridges Subjected to Hurricane Storm Surge via the AMBUSH Framework
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Bridge damage and failure due to the effects of hurricane-generated storm surge is well documented. Over the past ten to fifteen years, research efforts have been undertaken to improve understanding of storm surge effects ... -
Strength of Bridge High-Strength Concrete Slender Compression Members Reinforced with GFRP Bars and Spirals: Experiments and Second-Order Analysis
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Design for slender high-strength concrete (HSC) bridge compression members (columns, piers, and piles) reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) has yet to be addressed in the relevant American and Canadian ... -
Flexural Performance of Composite Prestressed UHPC-NC T-Girders
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) is increasingly recognized as being a better material in girders, and a composite prestressed UHPC-normal concrete (NC) girder is a better choice to be used for strengthening existing ... -
Prediction Formula for Temperature Gradient of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Member with an Arbitrary Inclination
(ASCE, 10/1/2020 )Concrete-filled steel tubes (CFSTs) have been used extensively as main members with different inclinations in bridge structures; however, investigations on the influence of member inclination on temperature gradient are ... -
Development of a Distortion-Induced Fatigue Crack Characterization Methodology Using Digital Image Correlation
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Distortion-induced fatigue cracking is a primary maintenance and structural safety concern in steel bridges built prior to the 1980s in the United States. Manual, hands-on inspections are currently the primary method ... -
Evaluation of Regionally Calibrated Load and Resistance Factor-Design Method Used for Driven-Steel H-Piles
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)Since October 2007, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has required the implementation of LRFD methods in all new bridge designs, including pile design. The resistance factors provided nationally for LRFD of driven ... -
Parametric Study of Superelastic-Sliding LRB System for Seismic Response Control of Continuous Bridges
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)To enhance the normal service adaptability and seismic resistance performance of isolation continuous bridges, a superelastic-sliding lead rubber bearing (SSLRB) isolation system was developed by incorporating shape memory ...