Load testing of bridges is a practice that is as old as their construction. In the past, load
testing gave the traveling public a feeling that a newly opened bridge is safe. Nowadays, the …

The first edition of this comprehensive work quickly filled the need for an in-depth handbook
on concrete construction engineering and technology. Living up to the standard set by its …

The computer aided models have received much attention in the recent years for solving
diverse civil engineering applications. In the current review, the applications of artificial …

Integrated analytical and experimental research, conducted for exploring objective, global
condition assessment and evaluation of bridge serviceability and safety, is summarized. A …

One-way slabs under concentrated loads are generally designed for shear by checking the
beam shear resistance and the punching shear resistance over an effective width. Only a …

Full-scale failure tests of bridges are important for improving understanding of bridges'
behaviour and refining assessment methods. However, such experiments are challenging …

Civil engineering projects typically involve a number of design phases, such as preliminary
design, tender design and executive design. The required degree of accuracy for the …

According to the current codes and guidelines, shear assessment of existing reinforced
concrete slab bridges sometimes leads to the conclusion that the bridge under consideration …

由于长时间的使用, 超载, 环境侵蚀以及性能劣化等人为或自然因素的作用,
既有桥梁在服役期间会出现各种结构损伤. 如何对其承载能力及安全性能进行评估已成为世界 …

A destructive field testing of a simply supported channel-beam bridge was carried out to gain
insight into the ultimate load-carrying capacity of existing RC bridges. Based on a field …