Aim of this research is the vibration analysis and control of rotating composite thin-walled beam containing distributed piezoelectric sensors and actuators. The formulation is based on thin-walled, single cell composite beam including the warping function, centrifugal force, Coriolis acceleration and piezoelectric effect. Adaptive capability of thin-walled beam is obtained by PVDF sensor and p...

In this study, on-site bending experiments which represented realistic and pragmatic engineering applications were performed to investigate the resistance, deflection, cracking process of latticed girder composite slabs. Then, utilizing ABAQUS software, nonlinear finite element (FE) models established behavior The modeling took into account contact between precast cast-in-place concrete interfa...

The segmental prestressed concrete box girder of Koror-Babeldaob (KB) Bridge in Palau, which had a record span of 241 m (791 ft), presents a striking paradigm of serviceability loss because of excessive multidecade deflections. The data required for analysis have recently been released and are here exploited to show how the analysis and design could be improved. Erected segmentally in 1977, thi...

Due to the presence of through-thickness reinforcement, 3D woven composites have superior fracture toughness, fatigue life, and damage tolerance compared to laminated composites. Furthermore, 3D woven composites exhibit a progressive damage behavior which is more benign than the typical catastrophic failure behavior of laminated composites. These properties lead to high specific energy absorpti...

The mechanism of pile-soil reaction in frozen ground is not clear at present, but it obvious that the reduction dead weight will be beneficial to seismic resistance bridges. In view limited bridge engineering practice high risk permafrost regions, paper addressed structural performance superstructure and its effect on piles these special regions. Four superstructures with different weights were...

The hinge joints of the assembled concrete multi-girder bridge (ACMGB) are main components transverse transmission loads and decline their capacity would lead to degradation cooperative working performance (TCWP) multi-beam system. As key this kind bridges, its severe result in single-girder-bearing phenomenon inducing collapse. In order detect TCWP timely, paper proposes a vibration-based moni...

The shear panels of plate girder made from corrugated in the web is investigated this research. A beam attached zone as part an experimental and theoretical investigation into girders. In experiments, seven specimens were tested under two points load. Six them different shape web, last specimen was without corrugation a reference called control. study effected (corrugation plate, thickness with...

The girder of self-anchored suspension bridge is subjected to large compression force applied by main cables. So, serious damage of the girder due to breakage of hangers may cause the collapse of the whole bridge. With the time increasing, the hangers may break suddenly for their resistance capacities decrease due to corrosion. Using nonlinear static and dynamic analysis methods and adopting 3D...