Fuzzy Sets Model for Evaluation of Bridge Projects
This paper presents the formulation of a computerized decision support system that would aid the bridge engineer in long range planning of bridge funding needs, specially, to select the...
An Application of Scour Hazard Analysis and Management
A phased study for the assessment of bridge scour vulnerability is presented. Its objectives are to: (a) initiate a field assessment program, (b)establish data handling capabilities, (c)...
Implementation of the Indiana Bridge Management System
Management of a bridge system involves a complex decision-making process. A comprehensive bridge management system provides a set of tools that aid this process by selecting improvement...
Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) System Integration with Other Urban and Inter-City Transportation Modes
Hypothetical intracity maglev routes are applied to 11 United States metropolitan areas to enhance intermodal passenger transfers at existing bus terminals, metro stops, rail stations,...
Establishment of a Habitat Monitoring Program to Assess Potential Impacts of Diversion of POTW Effluent
As part of the permitting process for a gas-fired power plant, the environmental impacts of diverting POTW effluent from the receiving water for cooling tower makeup was investigated....
Short-Span Bridge Solutions
Large bridges get most of the headlines, but the nation's huge network of small bridges (many with spans of less than 25 ft) may be more in need of replacement. Age, corrosion,...
Pioneer Highway
The 1993 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award goes to the $490 million I-70 Glenwood Canyon in Colorado. The final link in Interstate 70 from Baltimore, Md. to Cove Fort, Utah,...
OCEA Goes Green
While spanning the range of civil engineering work, most of the nominees for this year's Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award were either designed to clean the...
Closing the Loop
The 5.1 mi Cooper River Bridge, the longest in South Carolina, completes the I 526 Mark Clark Expressway around Charleston. It is a two-way, four-lane structure with the capability of...
Scour Analysis at Highway Structures
ASCE Manual 54 entitled, `Sedimentation Engineering' is being revised. In the revision, a chapter on `Scour at Highway Bridges' will be included. This paper will describe in general terms...
Quality Control and Quality Assurance Plan for Bridge Channel-Stability Assessments in Massachusetts
A quality control and quality assurance plan has been implemented as part of the Massachusetts bridge scour and channel-stability assessment program. This program is being conducted by...
Screening of Bridges in New Jersey for Scour
New Jersey Department of Transportation has embarked on a program to evaluate all existing bridges over waterways to assess their vulnerability to failure by scour. The Stage I (Screening...
Quality Control in Evaluating Scour at Bridges
Quality control procedures currently in use for conducting statewide bridge scour screening and evaluation studies are described. The procedures address bridge scour screening and calculation...
New Jersey Bridge Scour Evaluation Program
The New Jersey Department of Transportation has undertaken an ambitious scour evaluation program for the existing waterway bridges in the state. The methodology developed and utilized...
Bridge Scour Analysis in New Jersey: Which Scour Factors Matter Most?
This paper seeks to correlate the scour susceptibility of bridges with such observable characteristics as bridge design features, waterway characteristics, and geographic and geologic...
In-Depth Scour Evaluations for Bridges in Pennsylvania
The scour evaluations described herein have been prepared for the Pennsylvania Turnpike bridge crossing the Unami Creek, the first bridge studied in a series of nineteen major Turnpike...
Comparison of Two Methods of Screening Bridges for Scour
Scour evaluations were performed for large numbers of bridges in two separate studies in New York and New Jersey. The two studies used different screening methods for identifying high-priority...
Case Studies of Bridge Scour in Western New York
As part of the New York State Thruway Authority's bridge hydrologic/hydraulic evaluation program, 63 structures over 42 stream crossings in western New York were assessed for scour potential...
Scour Analysis for Bridges over Missouri and Mississippi Rivers
Engineering services are being provided for three bridge crossings, two over the Missouri River and the other over the Mississippi River. Scour consideration for the bridged waterways...
Risk Analysis of River Bridge Failure
The proposed procedure to determine the risk of river bridge failure is based on observations and analysis of river bridge failure data of more than 300 U.S. bridges, 180 South African...
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