This article presents the results of testing of the strength of structural steel taken from a railway bridge. It was built within the borders of today’s Poland during the late 19th century and was in use for over 100 years, until the early 21st...
Increased running speed and axle weight in the transportation network lead to significant dynamic interactions between the vehicles and bridges. It is essential to capture these interactions in fatigue analysis of steel bridges. This paper presents a...
Train–bridge dynamic interaction analysis is critical for the dynamic design of bridges and the safety and comfort assessment of trains. This study introduces a train–bridge dynamic model of a straddle monorail train and a steel–con...
A steel–concrete composite beam bridge fully exploits the mechanical advantages of the concrete structure and steel structure, and has the advantages of a fast construction speed and large stiffness. It is of certain research value to explore t...
There have only been a limited number of analyses of soil–steel bridges under seismic and anthropogenic (rockburst) excitations. Rockbursts are phenomena similar to low-intensity natural earthquakes. They can be observed in Poland (Upper and Lo...
To study the seismic performance of self-centering circular-section rocking steel bridge piers whose functions can be restored after an earthquake, a high-precision finite element (FE) analysis model of such a bridge piers was established. The hyster...
Steel–concrete composite decks are commonly employed in narrow-width steel box composite girder bridges to augment their lateral spanning capabilities, while the concurrent omission of longitudinal stiffeners leads to a substantial reduction in...
In order to study the ultimate span of a concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) arch bridge, taking the structural strength, stiffness, and stability as the limiting conditions, the finite element analysis method is adopted to carry out research on the in...
The steel box girder bridge is a structure composed of mutually vertical stiffening ribs (longitudinal ribs and transverse ribs) that carry the loads of vehicles. Since the external loads are usually complex and variable, the rational design of the b...
This study developed an ensemble-learning-based bridge deck defect condition prediction model to help bridge managers make more rational and informed steel bridge deck maintenance decisions. Using the latest data from the NBI database for 2021, this...
Explosions pose significant risks to large-span steel bridges, which are integral to modern transportation networks and construction projects. This study evaluates the blast resistance of the orthotropic bridge deck of the Taizhou Yangtze River Bridg...
As large span steel bridges develop rapidly, the type of steel deck paving is also diversifying. However, the current steel deck paving layer is a dense-graded mixture of both upper and lower layers. This makes it difficult for water to drain out of...
Traffic barriers represent one of the basic road safety features. There are several types of traffic barriers based on the material from which they are made of and their location. Bridge structures are usually fitted with steel barriers. A steel barr...
This paper proposes a review of the previous research work and the representative publications regarding the seismic behavior of the concrete-encased steel (CES) columns. Concrete-encased steel sections are composed of steel sections encased in reinf...
To prevent cracks caused by shrinkage of the deck of the Xiaoqing River Bridge, MgO concrete (MC) and steel fiber reinforced MgO concrete (SMC) were used. The deformation and strength of the deck were measured in the field, the resistance to chloride...
To investigate the residual load-bearing capacity of composite steel truss bridge girders after vehicle fire, a 100 m simple supported composite steel truss bridge girder was selected as the research object, and a typical oil tanker fire was taken as...
The first steel with improved resistance towards atmospheric corrosion, the so-called weathering steel, was patented in the USA in 1933 and was initially used for coal railway cars, and after that, in building and bridge engineering. Weathering steel...
Service life of traditional steel bridge deck pavement is significantly shortened due to the failure of waterproof adhesion. To improve the interlayer bonding performance and extend its service life, polyurethane is proposed as a waterproof adhesion...
The use of high strength steels (HSS) allows designing lighter, slenderer and simpler structures with high structural performance. In general, the use of HSS leads to weight reduction of the whole structure, which compensates the higher cost of such...
The “321” prefabricated highway steel truss bridge is widely used for highway rescue, disaster relief, and emergency traffic. This paper uses a 33 m double-row monolayer “321” prefabricated highway steel truss bridge to analyz...
This study investigates the vehicle–bridge coupling vibration performance of corrugated steel web box girder bridges under three-dimensional pavement roughness conditions. To effectively account for these roughness characteristics, a three-dime...
An experiment was conducted on a prestressed concrete (PC) composite girder bridge with steel truss webs to investigate its flexural performance. The mechanical characteristics and failure modes of a PC composite girder bridge with steel truss webs w...
Steel bridges are widely used in bridge engineering. In the structural design of steel bridge deck pavement systems, engineers focus on obtaining mechanical properties by calculating design parameters and are keen to establish a quick and accurate so...
Investigating the seismic behavior of precast concrete bridge piers is crucial in the design process due to the complex stress distribution in the connecting components. To demonstrate the seismic behavior of precast concrete bridge piers with hybrid...
Steel truss–arch composite bridge systems are widely used in bridge engineering to provide sufficient space for double lanes. However, a lack of research exists on their mechanical performance throughout their lifespan, resulting in uncertainti...
In order to promote the development of bridge assembly technology and accelerate the application of rectangular steel-tube–concrete composite truss bridges, this study focuses on the Yellow River Diversion Jiqing Main Canal Bridge as the engine...
Based on the nonlinear damage theory, this paper aims to explore the fatigue performance of steel bridge deck asphalt pavement under multistage fatigue load. Manson–Halford cumulative damage model and the modified model were introduced to describe lo...
Hot galvanization on steel surfaces can isolate the steel from corrosive environments and alleviate the stress corrosion cracking caused by the anodic dissolution mechanism. However, the cathodic protection potential of the coating is excessively neg...
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Throughout the service life, bridge structures may face blast hazards from military conflicts, terrorist attacks, and accidental explosions. Dynamic responses and damage modes of box girder bridges with corrugated steel webs under blast loading remai...
One issue to consider while designing and constructing steel girders reinforced with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) plates in bridges is debonding failure. Previous studies showed that the parameters such as characteristics of material, load,...
The mechanical behavior of the steel–concrete joints in a composite bridge was investigated. Pull-out tests on eight specimens were carried out to evaluate the connection performance of Perfobond rib shear connectors (PBL shear connectors). In...
Due to prolonged heavy traffic, the Wuhan Changfeng Bridge has experienced extensive cracking in its main girder structure. Of the bridge’s 60 crossbeams, 51 (85%) have developed cracks, while the deck pavement over the steel beams has accumula...
To comprehensively investigate the integrated structural and material design of the epoxy asphalt mixture used in steel bridge deck pavement, the following works have been conducted: 1. The strain level of steel bridge deck pavement was calculated; 2...
Orthotropic Steel Bridge Decks (OSBDs) are often used in long-span bridges due to their high performance and ease of installation. However, issues such as fatigue cracking and the deterioration of asphalt overlays due to their local stiffness ineffic...
As the standards of bridge design and construction continue to improve, more and more combination bridges are being put into use. The public’s demand for aesthetically pleasing bridges is also increasing, making it necessary to use the special...
Due to the alignment of track bridges directly affecting the safety and comfort of rail traffic operation, the alignment prediction of track bridges needs to be accurate. However, the structure of steel-concrete composite beam (SCCB) cable-stayed bri...
Steel truss bridges are especially vulnerable in the event of a sudden loss of a load-carrying element, which can trigger a chain of failures. This paper describes a unique case study of a steel truss bridge under construction subjected to sudden mem...
To investigate the flexural behavior of steel–concrete composite bridge decks with stud–perfobond leist (PBL) shear connectors, two specimens were designed with the stud spacing as the main variable, and static bending tests were conducte...
To evaluate the true load-bearing capacity and engineering reliability of a large span through a simply supported steel box arch bridge, a load test was conducted on the bridge. The example used in this test is the Jingchu Avenue Bridge located in Ji...
Until recently, steel plate girders with corrugated steel members were used primarily as poles and girders in the construction of industrial buildings. Currently, they are also being used in the construction of bridges. Compared to traditional steel...
Orthotropic steel deck (OSD) bridges are lightweight constructions which are convenient, especially for the achievement of long spans. Conversely, due to the stress concentration in correspondence to the numerous and unavoidable welded construction d...
Corrosion is a common form of durability degradation of steel bridges. Corrosion morphology affects stress distribution under cyclic loads and causes strain concentrations in pits, thus affecting the mechanical properties of steel structures, includi...
Damage assessment is one of the most crucial issues for bridge engineers during the operational and maintenance phase, especially for existing steel bridges. Among several methodologies, the vibration measurement test is a typical approach, in which...
In order to study the effect of temperature on the alignment of a long-span special track bridge, this paper provides a theoretical basis and technical support for bridge design, construction and later operation. This research established the section...
The frequently conventional assumption that bridge temperature is uniformly distributed on long-span bridges could lead to uncertainty when analyzing temperature effects. This study investigated the surface temperature of steel box girders on a long-...
The steel–concrete composite beam, as a structural form that combines the advantages of steel and concrete, has been applied in railway engineering. However, with the increase in railway operation time, the degradation pattern of the service pe...
Cable-stayed bridges have become the preferred bridge type for large-span bridges due to their unique advantages, and the long-term performance of the cable under the extreme conditions has been facing great challenges. An accelerated corrosion test...
In this paper, the seismic response of a steel truss arch bridge subjected to near-fault ground motions is studied. Then, the idea of applying buckling restrained braces (BRBs) to a steel truss arch bridge in near-fault areas is proposed and validate...
In order to further promote the application of segment-assembled bridge piers in medium- and high-intensity areas, and to reduce the post-earthquake damage and repair cost of bridge piers, in this paper, a precast segmental concrete-filled steel-tube...
The core part of a hybrid truss bridge is the connection joint which combines the concrete chord and steel truss-web members. To study the mechanical behavior and failure mode of steel–concrete connection joints in a hybrid truss bridge, static...
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