In the mid 1990's the FHWA established a High Performance Concrete (HPC) program aimed at demonstrating the positive effects of utilizing HPC in bridges. Research on the benefits of using high performance concrete for bridges has shown a number of benefits. These include increased span capacities, or wider girder spacings (and hence a fewer number of girders); increased concrete compressive and...

This paper presents a computational framework for optimal design of non-prismatic reinforced concrete box girder bridges. The variables include the geometry of the cross section, tapered length, concrete strength and reinforcement of box girders and slabs. These are obtained by the enhanced colliding bodies optimization algorithm to optimizing the cost and again CO2 emission. Loading and design...

The use of heavier trucks demanded upgrading of a twenty-seven year old bridge in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Analysis of the precast prestressed concrete girders using the current AASHTO Code indicates a deficiency in the shear capacity. Shear strengthening using Carbon Fibre R_einforced Polymer (CFRP) sheets provides a low-cost solution by increasing the speed of construction and reducing tra...

In order to find the relationship between deflected pre-stressed tendons and diagonal cracks of webs and provide basis to design and construction of bridges, a characteristics section model of a long span pre-stressed concrete continuous box girder, which is now under construction in Chongqing is analyzed by using nonlinear finite element program Midas-FEA. A numerical simulation analysis to th...

This paper presents finite elements for a higher order steel–concrete composite beam model developed the analysis of bridge decks. The accounts slab–girder partial interaction, overall shear deformability, and shear-lag phenomenon in steel concrete components. theoretical derivation solving balance conditions, both weak strong form, is firstly addressed. Then, three different are proposed, whic...

Abstract The interfacial stress in a carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) plate for strengthening the top flange of box-girder bridge was theoretically investigated. According to force analysis results structure, most unfavorable area selected modeling analysis. Using simplified beam model, CFRP plate-concrete interfacial-stress calculation model derived, and closed-form solution obtained. Eq...

Due to structural degradation, the performance of concrete bridges may degrade with time and result in catastrophic consequences. A novel approach is developed for evaluating time-variant reliability multi-girder considering effects load-carrying mechanism redundancy. By three failure modes at both component system levels, a new indicator proposed quantitatively load elastic distribution plasti...

Fiber Reinforcement Polymer(FRP) has been widely accepted as an innovative material for renovation and strengthening of existing infrastructures. Among the FRP materials, the Poly-p-phenylene benzobisoxazole (PBO) fiber sheets attracted great attention in recent years because of the high strength, high Young modulus and high energy absorption capability. In this study, a PBO Prestressing Upgrad...