The collapse resulted in the media’s search for immediate answers to the following two questions; why did the bridge collapse and who is to blame? Speculative answers to the first question were proposed by the “Average Joe” and structural engineering experts alike, and involved the usual suspects; the growth from microscopic to catastrophic lengths of undetected cyclic load-induced fatigue crac...

We analyzed the largest Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) cluster sample (32) with proper motions and radial velocity measurements, from which we obtained their space components. By adopting as a reference recent best-fitted rotating disc of SMC star clusters function position angle, computed residual vectors, compared magnitudes ($\Delta$V) that components equal to dispersions along three independe...

A frequency-response function–based parameter-estimation method was used for finite-element (FE) model calibration of a fullscale bridge using measured dynamic test data. Dynamic tests were performed on the bridge to obtain measured frequency-response functions. Data quality was ensured by comparing measured data with the FE model and removing erroneous data. A coherence data selector was devel...

There is a growing need for a more accurate assessment of the load carrying capacity of highway bridges. The traditional approach is based on consideration of individual components rather than structures. Consequently, the acceptance criteria are formulated in terms of the allowable stress, or ultimate moment, in a component. However, it has been observed that the load carrying capacity of the ...

Issue challan in response to rules violation, LED (Light Emitting Diode) and Bridge components of this proposed Smart Traffic Monitoring and Guidance System are presented in this paper to monitor violation of rules, update users about traffic congestion through LED and to provide central hub to communicate with sensors to update server about the traffic situation. It involves the Wireless Senso...

Today’s, the transportation facilities such as terminals, street, bridge, etc, represent the major investment in highway network. Every year tremendous resources should be invested to maintain these facilities. Among them, the Bridge Management System (B.M.S.) has been necessitated by large imbalance between extensive bridge repair and maintenance needs and limited available budget. So the main...

High speed trains are an indispensable part of rapid transportation systems in many countries. As the fastest means of transport on the ground, these trains are extremely sensitive to the terrain and track conditions. Geometrical irregularities and mechanical characteristics of the track, together with inconsistencies in the lane (including bridges that support the track) are considered importa...

The erythrocyte membrane skeleton is the best understood cytoskeleton. Because its protein components have homologs in virtually all other cells, the membrane serves as a fundamental model of biologic membranes. Modern textbooks portray the membrane as a 2-dimensional spectrin-based membrane skeleton attached to a lipid bilayer through 2 linkages: band 3-ankyrin-beta-spectrin and glycophorin C-...