Journal of Bridge Engineering: Recent submissions
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Model Test and Optimal Design of the Joint in a Sunflower Arch Bridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)The sunflower arch bridge is a new type of reinforced concrete arch bridge that has been developed recently. Because of the complex constructional details, the stress distribution at the joint between the main arch and ... -
Experimental Study of Across-Wind Aerodynamic Behavior of a Bridge Tower
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)This article presents an experimental investigation of a free-standing single-column bridge tower with chamfered square cross sections in smooth flow, with a particular focus on its aerodynamic characterization. First, a ... -
Model Derivation and Validation of Spalling-Force Calculations for Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girder Ends Based on a Modified G-S Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Horizontal cracks occur at the web of prestressed bridge girder ends during prestress release due to the spalling force, which is produced by the transfer of the prestressing force to the concrete. To avoid using a ... -
Effects of Temperature Distributions on Thermally Induced Behavior of UHPC Shear Key Connections of an Adjacent Precast Prestressed Concrete Box Beam Bridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Recently, there has been a rapid increase in using ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) in bridge connections due to its high compressive strength, pre- and postcracking tensile strengths, superior bond, and durability ... -
Seismic Behavior of RC Square Columns Strengthened with Self-Compacting Concrete-Filled CFRP-Steel Tubes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)This paper presents an experimental study of the seismic behavior of RC square columns strengthened with self-compacting concrete-filled carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP)-steel tubes (CFCSTs). Eleven columns were ... -
Fatigue Life Evaluation for Deck-Rib Welding Details of Orthotropic Steel Deck Integrating Mean Stress Effects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)The early fatigue cracking of orthotropic steel decks has been a long-standing problem for heavy traffic regions of China’s long-span bridges. However, the actual fatigue life is much lower than the fatigue life calculated ... -
UAV Bridge Inspection through Evaluated 3D Reconstructions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Imagery-based, three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) holds the potential to provide safer, more economical, and less disruptive bridge inspection. In support of those efforts, this paper ... -
Effect of Seismic-Induced Bearing Uplift of a Cable-Stayed Bridge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)In the past, seismic-induced bearing uplift of cable-stayed bridges was seldom recognized or valued, and a conventional sliding bearing, which cannot resist uplift forces, was often used for cable-stayed bridges. In this ... -
Serviceability Assessment of Masonry Arch Bridges Using Digital Image Correlation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Serviceability deflections and strains at the crown, support, and quarter point of two aged masonry arch bridges under operating passenger and freight trains were assessed using a digital image correlation method. Three ... -
Numerical Investigation into Hydrodynamic Effects on the Seismic Response of Complex Hollow Bridge Pier Submerged in Reservoir: Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Hydrodynamic effects are concerns in the seismic analysis of bridges with complex hollow piers submerged in a reservoir. In this study, potential-based fluid elements were employed to set up a three-dimensional numerical ... -
Unsteady Theoretical Analysis on the Wake-Induced Vibration of Suspension Bridge Hangers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)The hangers on long-span suspension bridges are significantly prone to wind-induced vibrations due to their light mass, low frequency, and small structural damping. These vibrations are known to cause fatigue problems and ... -
Skew Adjustment Factors for Fragilities of California Box-Girder Bridges Subjected to near-Fault and Far-Field Ground Motions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Past reconnaissance studies revealed that bridges close to active faults are more susceptible to damage, and more than 60% of the bridges in California are skewed. To assess the combined effect of near-fault (NF) ground ... -
Efficiency of an External Damper in Two-Cable Hybrid Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)External dampers are commonly used on site to control excessive cable vibrations on cable-stayed bridges. The optimum damper size and the corresponding maximum attainable damping ratio of a damped cable can be predicted ... -
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(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Deterioration of concrete bridge barriers as a result of corrosion of internal steel reinforcement in severe environmental conditions is a major problem. Glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars are currently used as an ... -
Nonlinear Finite-Element Analysis of Integral Abutment Bridges due to Cyclic Thermal Changes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper introduces a finite-element (FE) investigation into the behavior of integral abutment bridges (IABs) under alternate cycles of expansion and contraction of the bridge due to seasonal temperature variations. As ... -
Reliability Analysis of Ground-Penetrating Radar for the Detection of Subsurface Delamination
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This article reports on research to experimentally analyze the reliability of ground-coupled ground-penetrating radar (GPR) for the detection and imaging of subsurface delamination in concrete. Experimental studies were ... -
Factors Derived from Tests for Fatigue Evaluation of Typical North American Steel Railway Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This article presents the derivation of a static live-load multiplier, alpha (ratio of measured static to simple calculated static), to be applied to the live-load stress range and a rating mean impact multiplier (ratio ... -
HyFRC Bridge Piers with Different Detailing at Pier–Foundation Interface
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This article presents the results of an experimental investigation to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of hybrid fiber-reinforced concrete (HyFRC) along with some additional detailing features at the pier–foundation ... -
NC-UHPC Composite Structure for Long-Term Creep-Induced Deflection Control in Continuous Box-Girder Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)An innovative normal concrete (NC) with partial use of ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) composite structure is proposed in this paper to reduce the long-term creep-induced deflection in continuous box-girder bridges. ... -
Strain Energy-Based Fatigue Life Evaluation of Deck-to-Rib Welded Joints in OSD Considering Combined Effects of Stochastic Traffic Load and Welded Residual Stress
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Welded residual stress and stochastic traffic at the deck-to-rib welded joints in the orthotropic steel deck (OSD) of bridges highly affects the fatigue life of bridges. This study presents a strain energy-based method to ...