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Shock and Vibration, 2020 The fatigue analysis on orthotropic steel bridge decks is a hot topic in bridge engineering field. This study provides one method for fatigue analysis under the combined actions of vehicle loads and pavement temperature.
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Dynamic Property Analysis of Orthotropic Bridge Deck with Local Fatigue Crack
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2022 With the increase in traffic volume and overweight vehicles, fatigue problems are highlighted. Especially for the orthotropic steel deck, the premature cracks seriously affect the service performance, operation, and service quality of the bridge. In this
Zhao Li +3 more
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Fatigue Performance of Different Rib-To-Deck Connections Using Traction Structural Stress Method
Applied Sciences, 2020 The fatigue performance of an orthotropic steel bridge deck is significantly influenced by the type of the rib-to-deck connection considering the crossbeam.
Haibo Yang +3 more
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Failure assessment of lightly reinforced floor slabs. I: Experimental investigation [PDF]
, 2011 This paper is concerned with the ultimate behavior of lightly reinforced concrete floor slabs under extreme loading conditions. Particular emphasis is given to examining the failure conditions of idealized composite slabs which become lightly reinforced ...
Cashell, KA +2 more
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Effect of Vinyl Flooring on the Modal Properties of a Steel Footbridge [PDF]
, 2019 Damping ratios associated with non structural elements play an important role in mitigating the pedestrian-induced vibrations of slender footbridges.
Hernández Díaz, Alejandro Mateo +3 more
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An Optimization-Based Case Study of Aluminum Pedestrian Bridge Decks
Engineering Proceedings, 2023 In Sweden, steel bridges are the most common solution regarding prefabricated short-span (15–35 m) pedestrian bridges. The most common bridge type for this application is a carbon steel truss bridge with an orthotropic deck consisting of a 10–12 mm deck ...
Peter Nilsson Strand +5 more
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Virtual structural health monitoring and remaining life prediction of steel bridges [PDF]
, 2016 In this study a Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system is combined with Bridge Weigh-in-Motion (B-WIM) measurements of the actual traffic loading on a bridge to carry out a fatigue damage calculation.
A.J. O’Connor +3 more
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Using artificial neural networks in the design of orthotropic bridge decks
Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2016 For orthotropic bridge decks a lot of progress has been made in the development of codes to aid in the design process, in addition to software tools for numerical analysis and design.
Ahmed Shamel Fahmy +2 more
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Fatigue process of rib-to-deck welded joints of orthotropic steel decks [PDF]
, 2019 The numerous welded joints in orthotropic steel decks (OSDs) lead to a high probability of fatigue damage. One of the most detrimental problems is the severe reduction of the serviceability due to cracks in rib-to-deck welded joints, which require in ...
Chen, Airong +3 more
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Sensors, 2018 A lightweight composite bridge deck system composed of steel orthotropic deck stiffened with thin Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) layer has been proposed to eliminate fatigue cracks in orthotropic steel decks.
Banfu Yan +3 more
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