1st Edition

Temperature Behavior of Bridges

By Yong Xia, Yi Zhou Copyright 2025
292 Pages 213 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

292 Pages 213 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

292 Pages 213 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Bridges are subject to daily and seasonal temperature fluctuations. The temperature variations can affect bridge materials and structural integrity, often interacting with other loads and masking their effects. Understanding temperature behaviors is crucial for accurate load assessment and bridge performance evaluation. This book comprehensively studies temperature behaviors of bridges,... Read more

1. Introduction.

2. Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges.

3. Numerical Analysis of Bridge Temperature Behaviors.

4. Temperature Behaviors of Suspension Bridges.

5. Temperature Behaviors of Cable-Stayed Bridges.

6. Temperature Behaviors of Arch Bridges.

7. Temperature Behaviors of Beam Bridges.

8. Long-Term Temperature Behaviors of the Tsing Ma Bridge.

9. Temperature Effects on Vibrational Properties of Bridges.

10. Epilogue: Conclusions and Challenges.

Biography

Yong Xia is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has established health monitoring systems for a wide range of structures, including the the world-longest Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. He is a council member of the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure and a fellow of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.

Yi Zhou is an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Science and Technology Beijing. He serves as a council member of the Institute of Diagnosis Treatment and Maintenance for Engineering at the Architectural Society of China and a research fellow at the National Observation and Research Station of Material Corrosion and Structural Safety of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.