Adapted structures must be developed so that modern reactive powder concretes (RPC) can be incorporated into new construction projects in an efficient and logical way. The steps of this development, from the analysis of the material characteristics, to the determination of the structural requirements, to the arrival at an appropriate adapted structure are described. An Outlook on the developmen...

Sixteen large-scale reinforced concrete specimens without web reinforcements were tested to study the behavior of typical bridge piers subjected to deflection reversals that were large enough to cause extensive yielding of the longitudinal reinforcement. The different parameters considered included shear spanto-depth ratio, percentage of longitudinal reinforcement, frequency of the applied load...

During a bridge service life, many factors can cause damage accumulation such as overloaded traffic, fatigue effect, and so on. Hence, the identification of potential damages has been received wide attention to prevent such sudden fatal accident. An experiment of a continuous rigid frame concrete bridge, which had 3 spans and a total length of 18 meters, was presented in this paper. Two load st...

Coastal concrete bridges will suffer from deterioration of RC structural performance and resistance attenuation because of the chloride penetration and other environment factors. This article discusses current different chloride diffusion models and puts forward the revised model of chloride diffusion in concrete bridge by considering the complex action of load influence and chloride-binding ca...

Bridges are key elements of transportation infrastructure. Being expensive vital infrastructure, continuous monitoring and preventive maintenance are of the essence. Wireless sensor networks, the technology of the 21 century offers promising features for a wide range of applications including civil infrastructure monitoring. We present an application of sensor networks backed by agent technolog...

Deterioration of concrete members due to corrosion of steel reinforcements is one of the major problems which reduces the service life time of bridges, especially in Canada due to the use of de·icier applications. The cost of correcting corrosion-induced distress in bridges is high compared to the capital cost of the structure. To overcome this problem, the City of Calgary has decided to constr...

The problem of converting human readable programming languages into executable machine representations is an old one. EBNF and Attribute grammars provide solutions, but unfortunately they have failed to contribute effectively to model-based Object Management Group (OMG) specifications. Consequently the OCL and QVT specifications provide examples of specifications with significant errors and omi...

Spatial variability of concrete is an important characteristic, which qualifies the non-homogeneity of concrete properties within structural components. Assessing it can be of great interest for damaged areas localization and for reliability analysis of structures. A two-stage experimental program was carried out using non-destructive testing (NDT) on laboratory concrete slabs in outdoor enviro...

Due to the influence of load, fatigue, corrosion, natural material aging and other long-term adverse factors, the state of the internal force of a cable-stayed bridge will be changed. These long-term effects can result in the bridge not meeting specified functional requirements, and potentially resulting in structural failure. This investigation focuses on the parameter identification of a gird...