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The tragic events of 9/11 created a paradigm shift in the international system resulting in two significant conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Capturing both conflicts in a succinct manner whilst analysing what went wrong is the premise of Ben Barry’s ...
Chloe Bridge
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Curing Diseases and Healing Suffering: Inspiration from Developments in Palliative Medicine
Geriatrics and palliative medicine are medical specialties that share much in common: they are relatively recent disciplines, they deal with the elderly, and end-of-life issues are prominent.
Douglas T. Bridge
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The suspension bridges in mountainous areas are commonly designed with asymmetrical overall layouts to match the terrain and construction under limited space.
Chenchen Jiang +6 more
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In the age of the smart city, things like the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data analytics are making big changes to the way traditional structural health monitoring (SHM) is done.
Raffaele Zinno +3 more
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Monitoring Bridge Dynamic Behaviour Using an Instrumented Two Axle Vehicle [PDF]
Bridge & Infrastructure Research in Ireland 2010 (BRI 10), Cork, 2-3 September 2010Highway structures such as bridges are subject to continuous degradation primarily due to ageing, loading and environmental factors.
McGetrick, P. +3 more
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Mitigation of Flow-Induced Vibration of Steel Catenary Risers with Pounding Tuned Mass Damper
Steel catenary risers (SCR) have been widely used in the offshore oil industry. This paper proposes using a novel vibration control device, i.e., the pounding tuned mass damper (PTMD), to mitigate the flow-induced vibration of an SCR. The numerical model
Peng Zhang +4 more
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The Effect of Lane Changing on Long-Span Highway Bridge Traffic Loading [PDF]
Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Resilience & Sustainability, Sixth International IABMAS Conference, Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italy, 8-12 July 2012Maximum loading on long-span bridges typically occurs in congested traffic conditions.
Carey, Colm +8 more
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Research on Post Fire Detection and Evaluation of Liu Jiang the Yellow River Bridge
After the bridge is damaged by fire, it is necessary to quickly probe the situation of the damaged structure, to take a response as soon as possible to ensure the safe passage of the bridge.
Zeng Yong, Ji Meng-Long, Huang Shan-Feng
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Review of A Case Study in Light of Bowen Theory: Differentiation of Self
The major purpose of this paper is to illustrate the theory, practice, and outcome of Bowen’s Family Systems Theory. Murray Bowen is a founder of the family systems theory and one of the pioneers in family therapy. Bowen defined the term “differentiation
Esra Nihan Bridge
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Wide-area drainage structure (DS) mapping is of great concern, as many DSs are reaching the end of their design life and information on their location is usually absent.
Chi-Kuei Wang, Nadeem Fareed
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