Browsing College of Engineering & Architecture by Subject "Load"

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Characteristic traffic load effects from a mixture of loading events on short to medium span bridges

Caprani, Colin C. ; O'Brien, Eugene J. ; McLachlan, Geoffrey J. (Elsevier, 2008-09)

In recent years highway bridge load assessment has been recognised as an area through which savings can be made by avoiding unnecessary bridge refurbishment and replacement. Load effects in bridges result from single truck ...
Headway modelling for traffic load assessment of short to medium span bridges

O'Brien, Eugene J. ; Caprani, Colin C. (Institution of Structural Engineers, 2005-08-16)

Site-specific assessment of the loading to which existing bridges are subject has considerable potential for saving on rehabilitation and replacement costs of the bridge stock. Monte Carlo simulations, with traffic ...
The use of predictive likelihood to estimate the distribution of extreme bridge traffic load effect

Caprani, Colin C. ; O'Brien, Eugene J. (Elsevier, 2010-03)

To assess the safety of an existing bridge, the loads to which it may be subject in its lifetime are required. Statistical analysis is used to extrapolate a sample of load effect values from the simulation period to the ...