Durability of Bridge Structures

This book presents the proceedings of the 7th New York City Bridge Conference that was held in August 2013. The book is divided into 6 sections. The first section covers Cable-supported Bridges and the titles of the papers include: Main Cable Anchorages Investigation at Forth Road Bridge; Fabrication and Construction of Self Anchored San Francisco Oakland Bay Suspension Bridge; Structural Cable Designs and Concepts; Latest Developments in Suspension Bridge Main Cable Dehumidification; and Design, Analysis and Construction of Puente Mercosur—Third Bridge Across the Orinoco River. The second sections deals with Bridge Analysis & Design and the titles of the papers include: Development of Economical Short-span Steel Bridge Standards; Fatigue Properties of Steel-concrete Composite Slab Using a Cementitious Adhesive; Development of a Shallow Press-brake Formed Tub Girder for Short-span Steel Bridges; Load-carrying Capacity of Corroded End of I-section Steel Girder; Uplift Bearings—Selection and Design Considerations; and Design of Idemli Bridges in Landslide Areas. The third section focuses on Bridge Rehabilitation and Retrofit and the titles of the papers include: Precast Concrete Filled Steel Grid Panels for Deck Replacement at the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge—South Span; Blatnik and Bong Bridges Wire Rope Replacement: Maintaining Minnesota’s Unique Bridge Inventory; Rehabilitation of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge and Highbridge Interchange Ramps; Jointless ‘Floating’ Deck for the Walt Whitman Bridge; and Brooklyn Bridge Orthotropic Deck Installation. The fourth section highlights Seismic Analysis & Design and the titles of the papers include: Case Studies on Several Isolated Bridge Configurations Adopting a Performance Based Approach; Assessment and Design of Seismically Isolated Bridges in Proximity of Major Faults and Located on Liquefiable Soils; Seismic Retrofitting of Curved Highway Viaducts; and Retrofit Procedures of Bridge Networks Against Seismic Actions in Italy. The fifth section covers Bridge Monitoring and the titles of the papers include: Investigation of Feasibility of Deterministic, Theoretical Predictive Models Underpinning Visual Condition Monitoring Outcomes; GPR Testing of Reinforced Concrete Viaduct Beams; and Monitoring of Soil-Steel Railway Bridge under Service Loads. The sixth section presents Bridge Aesthetics & History and the titles of the papers include: Artists’ Portraits of The Sydney Harbour Bridge; Measures of Structural Art: A Case Study Using Streicker Bridge; and Lindenthal and the Manhattan Bridge Eyebar Chain Controversy.

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• Publication Date: 2013

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Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 314p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchorages; Bearing capacity; Cable stayed bridges; Durability; Earthquake resistant design; Jointless bridges; Reinforced concrete bridges; Structural design; Suspension bridges
• Identifier Terms: Alexander Hamilton Bridge; Brooklyn Bridge (New York)
• Geographic Terms: Italy; Minnesota; New York (New York); San Francisco Bay Area
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I60: Maintenance;

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• Accession Number: 01571136
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781138001121
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 28 2015 3:56PM