Skewed steel I-girder bridges experience complex load distribution under live load that is
not thoroughly understood, while standard design practice for such bridges consists of …

As part of a long-term monitoring project, a two-span continuous steel I-girder bridge
(skewed 41° with seat-type abutments) was instrumented and evaluated in the field during …

An innovative load rating method for skewed highway bridges with steel girders is proposed
in this paper. In the proposed method, a field test coupled with a grillage analysis is used to …

Braces in straight bridge systems improve the lateral-torsional buckling resistance of the
girders by reducing the unbraced length, while in horizontally curved and skew bridges, the …

Many of the current fatigue design specifications for cross frames, especially those in
composite steel bridge systems, have primarily been based on computational studies and …

Highly-skewed steel I-girder bridges are commonly used across the US, especially in
congested areas, despite complications in their analysis and design. The American …

Abstract The Dynamic Load Factor (DLF) is defined as the ratio between the maximum
dynamic and static responses in terms of stress, strain, deflection, reaction, etc. DLF adopted …

Cross-frames must provide necessary stiffness for stability, but excessive stiffness can be
detrimental by causing stress distributions differing from designers' expectations and/or …

Skewed highway bridges are commonplace, but the behavior of a skewed bridge can be
significantly more complex compared to a straight bridge. As a consequence, the theoretical …

There have been a number of advances in the level of understanding of cross-frame
systems for steel I-girder bridges; however, very little work has focused on the proper …