Searching for more slender structures, economically viable and aesthetically appealing drove and innovation in the bridges. Prestressing, both internal and external, has been used on a large scale due to its efficiency; ...

The county of Itapeva–SP, Brazil, has a great territorial extension, with many vicinal roads and, consequently, many wooden bridges with some type of problem. This research had the purpose of analysing 34 wooden bridges, ...

The general condition of road infrastructure is a major weakness of the Costa Rican economy. In particular, a significant percentage of national bridges show an average or critical condition regarding parts of their ...

The collision of barges against bridge piers is an extreme loading condition that usually governs the design of bridges that span navigable waterways. The magnitude and time variation of impact forces depend on several ...

In this paper, the results of the proposed ductile precast concrete end-diaphragm beams for the transverse seismic resistance and protection of the substructure of slab-on-girder concrete bridges, tested at the facilities ...

The bridge rating used in bridge management systems commonly uses only a structural condition. Factors such as seismic risk, hydraulic vulnerability, and strategic importance are commonly used in an isolated fashion. ...

Benthic assessment of lotic environments impacted by bridge and highway construction at the Paraná River Delta is reported. The purpose of the study was to examine the degree of impact of physical disturbances on benthic ...

Recently, the diblock co-oligomers concept, a new design method to obtain conjugated organic compounds for varied applications in photovoltaics was proposed. These materials combines the interesting properties of extended ...