After a succession of eight separate earthquake simulations, a 110-foot long, 200-ton concrete bridge model at the University of Nevada, Reno withstood a powerful jolting, three times the acceleration ...

At 11:04 a.m. on Dec. 11 a rumbling was heard at the east side of the University of Nevada, Reno as an “earthquake” shook a four-span 110-foot concrete bridge with motions comparable to an 8.0 ...

The problem we are trying to solve is the condition assessment of corroded prestressed concrete (PC) bridge girders in New England. The problem is important because that PC bridge girders are a ...

Keywords: Accelerated bridge construction (ABC). Precast concrete. Segmental bridges. Seismic design. Shaking table tests. Vertical loads. Two-dimensional (2D) models. Nonlinear dynamic analyses.

AASHTO. (2020a). LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 9th ed. Washington, DC. AASHTO. (2020b). The Manual for Bridge Evaluation, 3rd ed., with 2020 Interim Revisions ...

Concrete highway bridges (reinforced and prestressed) are a major component in the U.S. transportation infrastructure. Their deterioration can occur in various damage mechanisms including: mechanical ...

According to the Neil Young album title, rust never sleeps. In construction, rust damage can be insidious – especially in infrastructure like concrete bridges where rust can have fatal consequences if ...

Heijmans and climate tech company Paebbl have unveiled what they say is the world’s first bridge built using CO2-neutral concrete. The pedestrian bridge, located in the Netherlands, shows that ...

RENO, Nev. – After a succession of eight separate earthquake simulations, a 110-foot long, 200-ton concrete bridge model at the University of Nevada, Reno withstood a powerful jolting, three times the ...