Figure 9shows the test setup of the specimen. In general, it consists of vertical supports for the beam, a steel tower that simulates the tower of the prototype bridge, and a steel frame that serves as the anchorage frame of the cables and also the horizontal support for the beam. As ...
A large temperature gradient is often generated in the direction of the beam height due to the low thermal conductivity of concrete. If the temperature of the roof is higher than the temperature of the web, it is referred to as the vertical positive temperature difference distribution mode, also...
Diagram of the second generation T-shaped joint model test specimen. Figure 9. DDiiagram of the second generation T-shaped joint model test specimen. The main fabrication processes was identical to the comparative model test: (1) I-shaped steel girdeTrhfeabmriaciantifoanb;r(ic2a) tiinosnta...
The long-span double-deck truss girder bridge has become a recommend structural form because of its good performance on traffic capacity. However, the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) characteristics for double-deck truss girders are more complicated and t
The whipping loads are very weak when ship sailing in beam waves and the whipping loads are almost disappeared when ship sailing in stern oblique waves 120◦ mainly due to the relatively low encountered frequency. However, moderate whipping loads are found again for a ship sailing in stern ...