Dr. Scott Walbridge
P.Eng. (Alberta)
Assistant Professor
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RESEARCH
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Publications
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Research Group:
Refereed Journal Publications:
Walbridge, S. Fernando, D., & Adey, B.T. (accepted in 2012). Probabilistic Modeling of Steel Bridge Weld Inspection and Fatigue Retrofitting by Peening, Transportation Research Record.
Bowser, M., West, J., & Walbridge, S. (accepted in 2012). Discrete Shear Connections for a Portable Composite Bridge, Transportation Research Record.
Walbridge, S., Fernando, D., & Adey, B.T. (accepted in 2012). Total cost-benefit analysis of alternative corrosion management strategies for a steel roadway bridge, Journal of Bridge Engineering.
Coughlin, R. & Walbridge, S. (2012). Fatigue Testing and Analysis of Aluminum Welds under In-Service Highway Bridge Loading Conditions, Journal of Bridge Engineering, 17(3):409-419.
Fernando, D., Adey, B.T., & Walbridge, S. (accepted in 2011). A methodology for the prediction of structure level costs based on element condition states, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.
Coughlin, R. & Walbridge, S. (2011). Fatigue Correction Factors for Welded Aluminum Highway Structures, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 38:1082-1091.
Walbridge, S., Soudki, K., & Vatandoost, F. (2011). Fatigue Retrofitting of Welded Steel Cover Plates using Pre-Stressed CFRP Strips, Structural Engineering International, 21(3):279-284.
Ghahremani, K. & Walbridge, S. (2011). Fatigue testing and analysis of peened highway bridge welds under in-service variable amplitude loading conditions, International Journal of Fatigue, 33:300-312.
Damgaard, N., Walbridge, S., Hansson, C., & Yeung, J. (2010). Corrosion Protection and Assessment of Weathering Steel Highway Structures, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 66(10):1174-1185.
Walbridge, S. (2008). Fatigue analysis of post-weld fatigue improvement treatments using a strain-based fracture mechanics model, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 75:5057-5071.
Walbridge, S. & Nussbaumer A. (2008). A probabilistic assessment of the effect of post-weld treat-ment on the fatigue performance of tubular truss bridges, Engineering Structures, 30(1):247-257.
Walbridge, S. & Nussbaumer A. (2008). Probabilistic fatigue analysis of shop and field treated tubular truss bridges, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 64:156-166.
Walbridge, S. & Nussbaumer A. (2007). A probabilistic model for determining the effect of post-weld treatment on the fatigue performance of tubular bridge joints, International Journal of Fatigue, 29:516-532.
Conference Publications:
Ghahremani, K. & Walbridge, S. (2012). Fatigue Testing and Finite Element Analysis of Bridge Welds Retrofitted by Peening Under Load, SEI Structures Congress, Chicago.
Tehrani Yekta, R., Yeung, J., & Walbridge, S. (2012). Fatigue Testing and Finite Element Analysis of Bridge Welds Retrofitted by Ultrasonic Impact Treatment, SEI Structures Congress, Chicago.
Ghahremani, K. & Walbridge, S. (2010). Predicting the Effect of Peening Treatments Applied under Load on the Fatigue Performance of Welds in Existing Steel Bridges, 7th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges, Niagara Falls.
Coughlin, R. & Walbridge, S. (2010). Fatigue Correction Factors and Design S-N Curves for Welded Aluminum Highway Bridge Structures, 7th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges, Niagara Falls.
Damgaard, N., Walbridge, S., Hansson, C, & Yeung, J. (2010). Assessment and Corrosion Performance Enhancement of Weathering Steel Highway, 5th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, Philadelphia.
Walbridge, S. & Coughlin, R. (2009). Aluminum Bridge Structures – Recommendations Regarding Design S-N Curves and Fatigue Correction Factor, 2nd International Conference on Fatigue and Fracture in the Infrastructure, Philadelphia.
Damgaard, N. & Walbridge, S. (2009). Service Life Prediction for Weathering Steel Highway Structures, SEI Structures Congress, Austin.
Walbridge, S. (2009). Fatigue Analysis of Peened Bridge Welds under Realistic Service Loading Conditions Including Periodic Overload Events, SEI Structures Congress, Austin.
Walbridge S. (2008). Post-Weld Treatments for the Service Life Extension of Existing Steel Bridges, IABSE Symposium, Chicago.
Monfared, A., Soudki, K., & Walbridge, S. (2008). CFRP reinforcing to extend the fatigue lives of steel structures, 4th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, Zurich.
Walker, M., Van Berkel, S., & Walbridge, S. (2008). Needle Peening to Improve the Fatigue Performance of Existing Steel Bridge Welds, CSCE Annual Conference, Quebec City.
Walbridge, S. (2008). Fatigue Analysis of Needle Peened Welds under Variable Amplitude Loading Conditions, SEI Structures Congress, Vancouver.
Walbridge, S. & Nussbaumer A. (2007). Benefits of Post-Weld Treatment to Improve Tubular Bridge Fatigue Performance, IABSE Symposium, Weimar, Germany.
Walbridge, S. & Nussbaumer, A. (2006). Probabilistic Fatigue Analysis of a Post-Weld Treated Tubular Bridge, Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Tubular Structures, Quebec City.
Walbridge, S. & Nussbaumer, A. (2006). Probabilistic Fatigue Assessment of Post-Weld Treated Tubular Truss Bridges, 7th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges, Montreal.
Schumacher, A., Nussbaumer, A., Haldimann-Sturm, S., & Walbridge, S. (2006). Fatigue of Tubular Bridge Joints Using Welded or Cast Steel Node Solutions, 7th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges, Montreal.
Walbridge, S. & Nussbaumer, A. (2006). Post-Weld Treatment in the Field to Improve Tubular Bridge Fatigue Performance, International Conference on Fatigue and Fracture in the Infrastructure, Philadelphia (received a student award).
Other Publications:
Damgaard, N., Walbridge, S., Hansson, C, & Yeung, J. (2010). Prediction and Prolongation of the Service Life of Weathering Steel Highway Structures. Report to the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO), HIIFP 2007 – Project 12.
Kuhn, B., Lukic, A., Nussbaumer, A., Gunther, H.-P., Helmerich, R., Herion, S., Kolstein, M.H., Walbridge, S., Androic, B., Dijkstra, O., & Bucak, O. (2008). Assessment of Existing Steel Structures: Recommendations for Estimation of Remaining Fatigue Life, Joint Report Prepared under the JRC – ECCS Eurocode 3 Cooperation Agreement, Luxembourg.
Walbridge, S. & Nussbaumer, A. (2006). A Probabilistic Study of Fatigue in Post-Weld Treated Tubular Bridge Structures, Swiss Federal Roads Authority (OFROU) Research Project 2002/011, Lausanne (ICOM – EPFL Report No. IC-537), Lausanne.