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Durability of Bridge StructuresProceedings of the 7th New York City Bridge Conference, 26-27 August 2013 Edited By Khaled Mahmou
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On Thursday evening, May 23, 2013, the Interstate 5 Bridge over the Skagit River in Washington state collapsed due to impact by an oversize truck, dumping vehicles and people into the water. Fortunately, the bridge is located in a rural area and nobody was killed in the accident, but three people were rescued after their cars plunged into the frigid water of the Skagit River. According to Washington state officials, the bridge was inspected last year and was not structurally deficient, but collapsed because of apparent impact from an oversize truck. Nevertheless, the collapse of the steel truss bridge renewed appeals for greater investment in the nation’s aging infrastructure. These appeals are echoed throughout the bridge engineering community worldwide, as the condition of deteriorated bridges worsens with increasing traffic loads combined with lack of proper maintenance.
Bridge engineers from different countries shared their experience toward achieving durable bridge structures, during the 7th New York City Bridge Conference, held on August 26-27, 2013. This book contains select papers that were presented at the conference. These peer-reviewed papers are valuable contributions and of archival quality in bridge engineering.
Table of Contents
1 Cable-supported bridges
Main cable anchorages investigation at Forth Road Bridge
B.R. Colford
Fabrication and construction of self anchored San Francisco Oakland Bay Suspension Bridge
M. Nader, G. Baker, J. Duxbury & B. Maroney
Structural cable designs and concepts
T.W. Klein
Latest developments in suspension bridge main cable dehumidification
M.L. Bloomstine
Design, analysis and construction of Puente Mercosur—third bridge across the Orinoco River
K. Humpf, M. Müller & C. Silingardi
2 Bridge analysis & design
Development of economical short-span steel bridge standards
K. Barth, G. Michaelson, M. Barker & D. Snyder
Fatigue properties of steel-concrete composite slab using a cementitious adhesive
I. Yoshitake, A. Ogawa, Y. Fujimoto & Y.J. Kim
Development of a shallow press-brake formed tub girder for short-span steel bridges
K. Barth, J. Mash, G. Michaelson, M. Barker & D. Snyder
Load-carrying capacity of corroded end of I-section steel girder
E. Yamaguchi & T. Akagi
Uplift bearings—selection and design considerations
G. Moor, T. Spuler, N. Meng & C. O’Suilleabhain
Design of Idemli Bridges in landslide areas
C. Ozkaya, G. Cetin & F. Tulumtas
3 Bridge rehabilitation and retrofit
Precast concrete filled steel grid panels for deck replacement at the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge—South Span
W. Moreau & S. Abdou
Blatnik and Bong Bridges wire rope replacement: Maintaining Minnesota’s unique bridge inventory
L. Amundson, R. Haight & E. Lutgen
Rehabilitation of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge and Highbridge Interchange Ramps
M. Tughral Shaikh, H.-P. Ho & T. Bashir
Jointless ‘floating’ deck for the Walt Whitman Bridge
R. Prior, D. Griffith, Q. Ye & V. Pandya
Brooklyn Bridge orthotropic deck installation
R. Leo & P. Reynolds
4 Seismic analysis & design
Case studies on several isolated bridge configurations adopting a performance based approach
D. Forcellini & M. Banfi
Assessment and design of seismically isolated bridges in proximity of major faults and located on liquefiable soils
C. Ozkaya, G. Cetin & F. Tulumtas
Seismic retrofitting of curved highway viaducts
G. Moor, C. Mendez & T. Spuler
Retrofit procedures of bridge networks against seismic actions in Italy
A. Pipinato
5 Bridge monitoring
Investigation of feasibility of deterministic, theoretical predictive models underpinning visual condition monitoring outcomes
A. Sagar, S. de Silva & S. Setunge
GPR testing of reinforced concrete viaduct beams
D. Beben, W. Anigacz & A. Mordak
Monitoring of soil-steel railway bridge under service loads
D. Beben & W. Anigacz
6 Bridge aesthetics & history
Artists’ portraits of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
S. Rothwell
Measures of structural art: A case study using Streicker Bridge
D.H. Sigurdardottir & B. Glisic
Lindenthal and the Manhattan Bridge eyebar chain controversy
K. Gandhi
Author index
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