Fig 1.
Highways bridges in the United States.
Fig 2.
Potential bridge damages caused by the combination of clogged joint condition and unpredicted thermal stresses.
Fig 3.
Distribution of bridges built in USA by type of design (number of bridges in log-scale).
Fig 4.
SSSG bridges on Interstate and US highways and projected daily maximum temperature change from 2020 to 2100 under the higher forcing scenario RCP 8.5.
Fig 5.
Histograms of the projected interaction equation value (IEV) for temperatures in 2100 under RCP 8.5 considering a) Scenario 1, b) Scenario 2, c) Scenario 3 and d) Scenario 4.
Table 1.
Variation of interaction equation value as function of type of debris clogging the joint.
Fig 6.
Average IEV as function of average temperature range.
Fig 7.
Variation of projected interaction equation value along the years for each U.S. climate region considering a) RCP 2.6, b) RCP 6.0 and c) RCP 8.5.
Fig 8.
Ranges of interaction equation value by state for a) optimistic b) moderate and c) worst-case scenario.
Fig 9.
a) Steel-concrete composite section and a comparison between b) non-composite and c) composite steel-concrete beam.