Modern design codes ensure a large displacement capacity and prevent total collapse for
bridges under earthquakes. However, this performance objective is usually attained at the …

Featured Application In this paper, a bearing in situ replacement scheme for an existing
busy railway bridge is proposed; its safety and stability in the critical process of construction …

Columns are usually the weak links in conventional bridges with regard to seismic design.
Damage of reinforced concrete (RC) columns caused by moderate earthquakes is usually …

An innovative method for constructing concrete columns has been proposed, namely
utilizing the hot-forged double-lock mother combined mechanical sleeve connection for the …

Reinforcement continuity in concrete members is traditionally achieved through lap splicing.
An alternative is to use couplers to mechanically connect bars. Mechanical bar splices have …

In order to solve the construction and seismic problems of the existing precast pier
connection methods, a self-centering socket precast post-tensioned segmental (SSPPS) …

To investigate the flexural capacity of precast piers with demountable steel-concrete
composite connection, based on the model test, the refined finite element model was …

For medium-and small-span bridges, the weight of the superstructure in steel–concrete
composite girder bridges is lighter than that of a reinforced concrete girder bridge. However …

In multispan bridges excited by ground shaking, columns are usually the target ductile
members. Although current practice is successful in attaining the no-collapse objective for …

With the development of accelerated bridge construction (ABC), the seismic performance of
typical ABC column-footing connections has been evaluated in high earthquake-prone …