Bridge Weigh-In-Motion (B-WIM) is a process by which the axle and gross vehicle weights of vehicles travelling at highway speeds can be determined from instrumented bridges. The traditional method of attaching strain ...
The paper considers the influence of the surface profile on the dynamic amplification of a simply supported bridge when subject to a quarter car vehicle model. The effect of the profile irregularities on the bridge dynamic ...
The concept of a road roughness index for bridge dynamics is developed. The International Roughness Index (IRI) is shown to be very poorly correlated with bridge dynamic amplification as it takes no account of the location ...
The response of a bridge to a pre-weighed truck can be
measured on site. This paper describes a mathematical
method for converting the measured response of a load
effect into an influence line for that effect. One ...
The maintenance of highway infrastructure constitutes a major expenditure in many
countries. This cost can be reduced significantly by minimizing the repair or
replacement of highway bridges. In the assessment of existing ...