State-of-the-art and annual progress of bridge engineering in 2021

• Published in: Advances in bridge engineering Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 29 - 71
• Main Authors: Zhao, Renda, Zheng, Kaifeng, Wei, Xing, Jia, Hongyu, Li, Xiaozhen, Zhang, Qinghua, Xu, Guoji, Zhan, Yulin, Shen, Ruili, Zhang, Fang, Pu, Qianhui, Gou, Hongye, Yu, Chuanjin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 01.12.2022; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Annual Progress in 2021; Bridge construction; Bridge Engineering; Bridge maintenance; Cable-stayed bridges; Civil Engineering; Concrete; Concrete bridges; Design; Earthquake resistance; Engineering; Girder bridges; Girders; Highway construction; Mechanical properties; Metal fatigue; New technology; Prestressed concrete; Reinforced concrete; Review; Seismic engineering; Steel bridges; Vibration monitoring; China; Annual Progress in 2021; Bridge Engineering; Review
• ISSN: 2662-5407; 2662-5407
• DOI: 10.1186/s43251-022-00070-1

Bridge construction is one of the cores of traffic infrastructure construction. To better develop relevant bridge science, this paper introduces the main research progress in China and abroad in 2021 from 12 aspects. The content consists of four parts in 12 aspects. The first part is about the bridge structure and analysis theories, including concrete bridge and high-performance materials, steel bridges, composite girders and cable-supported bridge analysis theories. The second part is about the bridge disaster prevention and mitigation, including bridge seismic resistance, vibration and noise reduction of rail transit bridges, monitoring and detection of steel bridge, hydrodynamics of coastal bridges, and durability of the concrete bridge under the complex environmental conditions. The last part is concerning the bridge emerging technologies, including bridge assessment and reinforcement, the technology in bridge structure test and intelligent construction and safe operation and maintenance of bridges.