Damage of highway bridges due to over-height vehicle collisions is experiencing a noteworthy increase in the United States. This paper provides an overview of various …
Among various alternatives developed for conventional reinforced concrete, ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) is proven to provide superior mechanical …
MJ Lee, GK Park - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
High-performance fiber-reinforced cement composite (HPFRCC), an advanced construction material, has superior material properties than normal concrete. As concrete constitutive …
Even if not explicitly considered in most structural design codes, nor studied in-depth in past literature, reports from all over the world seem to indicate that accidental dropping of large …
Barges offer a safe and cost-effective means for transporting commodities in inland waterway systems. This, however, comes with the risk of barge collision into bridge piers that …
D Saini, B Shafei - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The design and performance of double-layered structural insulated panels (DL-SIPs) are investigated in this study with a focus on how they resist the windborne debris hazard. Such …
Full service without defects of railway bridges is more important than highway bridges because failure at a part of the bridge results in the blockage of the entire track and the …
Y Jing, X Zhang, Y Zhou, Y Zhao, W Li - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The dynamic response of a prestressed concrete box girder bridge under the impact of an over-height vehicle is studied using the numerical simulation method. The finite element …