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Implementing A Long-Term Bridge Monitoring Strategy For A Composite Steel Girder Bridge, Shelley Plude
Implementing A Long-Term Bridge Monitoring Strategy For A Composite Steel Girder Bridge, Shelley Plude
Master's Theses
The University of Connecticut and the Connecticut Department of Transportation have established a long-term bridge health monitoring system to monitor critical vulnerabilities in a group of bridges throughout the state. This research focuses on a three-span, simply supported composite steel girder bridge carrying three lanes of highway traffic. It has been a part of the University of Connecticut and Connecticut Department of Transportation monitoring network since 2004 and is fitted with 20 strain gauges located at midspan at the top and bottom of the web of each girder.
To monitor the critical vulnerabilities of the bridge, it is important to …
Rate-Dependent Behavior Of Clay, Harry F. Martindale Iv
Rate-Dependent Behavior Of Clay, Harry F. Martindale Iv
Master's Theses
This thesis presents a strain-rate dependent two-surface plasticity constitutive model for clays based on the critical-state soil mechanics. The model reproduces the mechanical response of clays under multi-axial loading conditions and predicts both drained and undrained behaviors at small and large strains. Model parameter values are determined for Boston Blue Clay, London Clay and Kaolin Clay. The performance of the model in simulating the mechanical response of clays is demonstrated for a variety of strain rates. Sensitivity of each model parameter is checked for ±5, ±10 and ±20% of the deterministic values. Probabilistic analysis using Monte Carlo simulations were done …
Residual Strength Of Ultra-High Performance Concrete After Exposure To Elevated Temperatures, Brian T. Burke
Residual Strength Of Ultra-High Performance Concrete After Exposure To Elevated Temperatures, Brian T. Burke
Master's Theses
This paper presents the results of a study on the effect of elevated temperatures on the compressive strength of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC). Two different mixtures of a commercially available UHPFRC were considered in this study. The standard mixture offered by the manufacturer incorporates only steel-fibers to improve the tensile properties of the concrete. The enhanced mixture, which is of primary focus in the study, incorporates additional polypropylene fibers to improve the fire-resistance behavior. Specimens from each mixture were cast into 76 mm (3 in.) diameter cylinders and 51 mm (2 in.) cubes. After exposure to elevated temperatures …
A Proposed Data Qualification Procedure For The Connecticut Bridge Monitoring Network, Stephen R. Prusaczyk
A Proposed Data Qualification Procedure For The Connecticut Bridge Monitoring Network, Stephen R. Prusaczyk
Master's Theses
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