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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Numerical Simulation of Fatigue Performance of Diaphragm of Large-Span Bridge Orthotropic Deck
Complexity, 2018 Under traffic loads, orthotropic steel bridge slabs suffer from an obvious fatigue problem. In particular, fatigue cracking of diaphragms seriously affects application and development of orthotropic bridge slabs.
Hui Li, Bo Zhao, Han Zhu
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Effects of Stiffener Type on Fatigue Resistance of Steel-UHPC Composite Bridge Decks
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2022 Recent research showed that ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) and orthotropic steel bridge decks could be integrated to form steel-UHPC composite sections offering superior load-carrying capacity and fatigue resistance.
Xiugui Sun +3 more
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Deformation and energy dissipation of steel box girders of cable-stayed bridges subjected to blast loadings [PDF]
Sustainable Structures, 2023 Steel box girders are widely used in cable-stayed bridges, while they are prone to severe damage under explosions. This paper investigates the deformation and energy dissipation of steel box girder of cable-stayed bridges under blast impact, caused by ...
Yu Zhu, Shaoyu Zhao, Yuye Zhang
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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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Applied Sciences, 2023 The steel–concrete composite structure is widely used in civil engineering for large-span bridges. Orthotropic steel bridge decks (OSDs) have particularly gained popularity due to their excellent mechanical performance. To address cracking issues in OSDs
Dingchao Wei +4 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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Determination of residual welding stresses in a steel bridge component by finite element modeling of the incremental hole-drilling method [PDF]
, 2019 For welded bridge components, the knowledge of residual stresses induced by welding is essential to determine their effect on the fatigue life behavior resulting in optimal fatigue design and a better knowledge about the fatigue strength of these welded ...
De Backer, Hans +4 more
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Structural health monitoring of the Tamar suspension bridge [PDF]
, 2016 This is the peer reviewed version of the article, which has been published in final form at DOI 10.1002/stc.1481. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.This paper presents ...
Brownjohn, James +3 more
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Study on Bending Performance of Epoxy Adhesive Prefabricated UHPC-Steel Composite Bridge Deck
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021 UHPC has high strength, high toughness, and excellent durability. For orthotropic steel bridge deck pavement, UHPC can significantly increase the bridge deck’s stiffness and then solve the problems of fatigue cracking and pavement damage of the bridge ...
Jinlong Jiang +5 more
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