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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Bridge bearing"”.
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Development, Testing, and Evaluation of Bridge Bearing Movement Sensor System
Bridge bearings and expansion joints are critical features of bridges as they prevent the buildup of thermal stresses caused by changing temperatures. Current assessment techniques include visual inspections which are subject to inaccuracies based on the inspectors' judgement. Therefore, innovation …
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Thermal Gradients in Southwestern United States and the Effect on Bridge Bearing Loads
Thermal gradients became a component of bridge design after soffit cracking in prestressed concrete bridges was attributed to nonlinear temperature distribution through the depth of the bridge. While the effect of thermal gradient on stress distributions has been previously investigated in concrete …
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Development of Magnetorheological Elastomer System for Adaptive Vibration Isolation
… study of the performance of an adaptive bearing (AB) system under traffic and wind loadings, featuring magnetorheological elastomers (MREs). MREs were utilized to generate adaptability (variable stiffness) to the AB system. The investigations of this project were fundamental and …