An experimental investigation has been conducted to scrutinize the behavior of reinforced
concrete dapped end beams repaired with different configuration of CFRP sheet under static …

For assessment of existing reinforced-concrete bridges, only few rules and
recommendations are available, and engineers meanwhile apply design codes for new …

This paper presents the numerical evaluation of structural response and fatigue life of a
Reinforced Concrete Dapped-End Girder (RCDEB) and associated fatigue life under fixed …

In existing bridge structures, reinforced concrete dapped-end beams/girders (RCDEB) are
frequently subjected to service loadings that exceed their design capacity, due to increasing …

Assessment of existing bridge structures for inherent safety level or for lifetime extension
purposes is often more challenging than designing new ones. With increasing magnitude …

Structural reinforced concrete (RC) experiences cyclic loads during their service life, and in
practice, the load amplitude can always change, which will lead to a mixed high and low …

This paper presents a numerical scheme to estimate a residual fatigue life of damaged RC
bridge decks by means of the pseudo-cracking method proposed, which converts crack …

Numerous RC bridge girders are on service, various cracks are identified owing to exposure
to millions of traffic loads during their service time. The predicted life cycles of these RC …

Over the service life of a bridge, vehicles vary in terms of speed and load weight, leading to
varying degrees of fatigue damage. Particularly under wet condition, the fatigue life of …

An experimental investigation on three shear-critical reinforced concrete beams was
performed to investigate the mechanism of shear fatigue. The first beam was simply tested to …