Bridges are designed for representative vehicles according to specifications.The live load forces in the members could induce a minute but serious local rel
A methodology inherent to existing structures is presented for the fatigue safety examination of riveted railway bridges.The suggested approach allows for t
Structural monitoring systems are important in civil engineering.However,traditional structural monitoring systems have disadvantages such as the shorter li
A new evaluation method for the safety of cable bands on the suspension bridges of the Honshu-Shikoku Bridges at the maintenance stage has been established.
When the bridge opened to traffic,its strength and stiffness may reduce and its structure performance degradation can occur under the action of the environm
Practical experiences word-wide in past revealed that the fatigue life oforthotropic steel decks can be much shorter than other major structural members in
The steel truss railway bridge at (A)by River in Sweden was built in 1957 with a span of 32m (105 feet).In 2012 it was replaced by a new steel beam bridge a
There is a need to extend the life of many existing railway bridges.To facilitate this is one of the objects of the EC-FP7-Project MAINLINE,covering a perio