... at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence. bridge bridge monitoring earth pressure soil–structure interaction testing, apparatus & methods A_hys area under hysteresis loop B width of loading plate C stiffness parameter of soil...

... on the abutments. This issue of soil–structure interaction is twofold. During high-temperature periods, expansion of the bridge deck forces the abutments into the backfill, mobilising high earth pressures and hence large abutment bending moments. Conversely, in colder temperatures, the abutments pull away from...