Technical Reports

Technical Reports

  1. Fu, C.C., Colville, J. and Heins, C.P., “Inelastic Analysis of Continuous Composite Highway Bridges,” C.E. Report #62, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1976.
  2. Schelling, D.R. and Fu, C.C., “Evaluation of the U.S. Bridge 2000/1000 Series,” U.S. Bridge Corporation, 1988.
  3. Schelling, D.R. and Fu, C.C., “Report on the Causes and Sequence of Failure of the Collapse of the Harrison Road Bridge over the Great Miami River in Miamitown, Ohio on May 26, 1989,” National Transportation Research Board, July 1990.
  4. Fu, C.C., “User Manual for the PC-based Sign Bridge Analysis System,” Maryland State Highway Administration Traffic Division, 1990.
  5. Fu, C.C., Final Report of “Colgate Creek Bridge at Dundalk Marine Terminal, Baltimore, Maryland,” Maryland Port Administration, April 1990.
  6. Fu, C.C., Schelling, D.R. and Ragavan, V., “Theoretical Manual of MERLIN AUTO Computer Program using Alternate Load Factor Design (Autostress) Method,” American Iron And Steel Institute, 1992.
  7. Fu, C.C. and Sahin, M.A., “User Manual for the PC-based Heavy Move Program,” Maryland State Highway Administration Bridge Division, 1992.
  8. Fu, C.C., “User Manual for the PC-based Pile Group Analysis Program,” Maryland State Highway Administration Bridge Division, 1993.
  9. Fu, C.C., “User Manual for the PC-based Retaining Wall Program,” Maryland State Highway Administration Bridge Division, 1993.
  10. Schelling, D.R. and Fu, C.C., Final Report “Development of British-Code Steel Bridge System,” 1993-1994.
  11. Fu, C.C., Final Report of “Strengthening of Colgate Creek Bridge at Dundalk Marine Terminal, Baltimore, Maryland,” Maryland Port Administration, February 1994.
  12. Fu, C.C. and Schelling, D.R., Final Report of “Determination of Load and Fatigue Capacity and Redundancy of the U. S. Bridge Corporation Bridge 3000,” U. S. Bridge Corporation, March 1994.
  13. Fu, C.C., Report 1 “Task 1- Review of the Maryland Bridges due to Standard AASHTO HS-20 and the Army Classification Vehicles,” Report 2 “Task 2- Review of U.S. Bridge Design Standards & Task 3- Review of Korean Bridge Design Standards,” Report 3 “Task 4 – Review of Russian Bridge Design Standards and Supplemental Report on the Identification of Russian Roads and Bridges” and Report 4 “Task 5 – Review of the National Bridges Sample Database due to Standard AASHTO HS-20 and the Army Classification Vehicles,” Argonne National Laboratory, July-December 1995.
  14. Fu, C.C., Report of “Bridge Analysis Study for the Military Traffic Management Command and FHWA, Phase I,” Federal Highway Administration, September 1995.
  15. Fu, C.C., “The Top Chord Evaluation of Welded Pony Type Truss Bridge,”
    Ohio Bridge Corporation, Cambridge, Ohio, 1998.
  16. Fu, C.C., “The Railing System Evaluation of Welded Pony Type Truss Bridge,” Ohio Bridge Corporation, Cambridge, Ohio, 1998.
  17. Fu, C.C., “The Top Chord Evaluation of Welded Pony Type Truss Bridge,” Penn DOT & Ohio Bridge Corporation, Cambridge, Ohio, 1999.
  18. Fu, C.C., “The Railing System Evaluation of Welded Pony Type Truss Bridge,” Penn DOT & Ohio Bridge Corporation, Cambridge, Ohio, 1999.
  19. Fu, C. C., Kudsi, T “Survey and Design of the Pier Diaphragm for Simple Span Precast Concrete Girders made Continuous,” Maryland SHA, College Park, MD, 2001.
  20. Fu, C. C. “Proposed Design of Existing Simple Span Steel Girders made Continuous,” Maryland SHA, College Park, MD, 2001.
  21. Fu, C. C. and Burhouse, R., “Maryland Study, Vehicle Collisions with Highway Bridges,” Maryland SHA, College Park, MD, 2001.
  22. Fu, C. C. and Alayed, H., “Decision Making Software Development to Damaged Poles (Win-DPOLES),” Maryland SHA, College Park, MD, 2001.
  23. Fu, C. C., “Software Development for Sign Bridge Program (SABRE) Update to the Fatigue Design,” Maryland SHA, College Park, MD, 2001.
  24. Fu, C. C., “Report on Rating Analysis of Bridge No. 12016 on MD-24 over Deer Creek,” Maryland SHA, College Park, MD, 2001.
  25. Fu, C. C., “Load Test Report: Bridge No. 12016 on MD-24 over Deer Creek,” Maryland SHA, College Park, MD, 2002.
  26. Fu, C. C., “Study Report – Proposed Design of Existing Simple Span Steel Girders made Continuous,” to Maryland State Highway Administration, 2001.
  27. Fu, C. C., “Study Report –Survey and Design of Simple Precast Concrete Girders made Continuous,” to Maryland State Highway Administration, 2004.
  28. Fu, C. C., “Load Test Report – Bridge No. 12016 on MD-24 over Deer Creek (FRP Bridge Deck Replacement),” to Maryland State Highway Administration and Federal Highway Administration (IBRC project), Rev. 2, 2003.
  29. Sayeed, S. and Fu, C. C., “Behavior Study of Ultra-high Performance Concrete Girders,” to Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center, FHWA, 2004.
  30. Fu, C. C., “Investigation of the Impact of the Fatigue consideration in the Cantilever and the Overhead DMS sign Structures,” to Maryland State Highway Administration, 2005.
  31. Fu, C.C. and Larmie, E., “Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Road Pavements using Highway Early Strength Concrete,” to Maryland State Highway Administration and Federal Highway Administration, 2005.
  32. Fu, C.C. and Baz., A., “Health Monitoring of the New High Performance Steel Bridge on MD 140 over MD 27,” to Maryland State Highway Administration and Federal Highway Administration (IBRC project), Rev. 1, 2005.
  33. Baz, A. and Fu, C. C. “Final Report of NSF Award Number: 0420364 – Equipment for a Wireless Sensor for Measuring Deflections and Monitoring Health of Bridges,” to National Science Foundation, Washington, DC, April 2005.
  34. Fu, C.C., Kim, Y., and Wang, S., “ System Manual Phases I & II”, “ User’s Manual Phases I & II”, “CCR Phases I & II” for Development of The Engineering GIS/Database Document Organization System (GDOS) to Maryland Transportation Authority, 2006.
  35. Fu, C.C. and Vannoy, D., “Fact Finding of the Expansion Joint Failure on the Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge,” to Maryland Transportation Authority, 2006.
  36. Fu, C.C., Schwartz, C.W., and Broadwater, J., “Phase I Final Report – Pilot implementation of Cost Allocation Methodology,” to Maryland Transportation Authority, 2006; “Phase II Report – Highway Cost Allocation Study for the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway,” 2007
  37. Fu, C.C., Schwartz, C.W., and Mahoney, E., “Phase II Report – Highway Cost Allocation Study for the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge”, “Phase II Report – Highway Cost Allocation Study for the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial (Nice) Bridge,”2007, “Phase II Report – Highway Cost Allocation Study for the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel,”2007, “Phase II Report – Highway Cost Allocation Study for the Francis Scott Key Bridge,”2007, “Phase II Report – Highway Cost Allocation Study for the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge,”2007; “Phase II Report – Highway Cost Allocation Study for the Fort McHenry Tunnel,”2007.
  38. Fu, C.C., Angelilli, C., “Final Report – Surveillance of the Performance of Elastomeric Bearings on Maryland Concrete Bridges,” to Maryland State Highway Administration and Federal Highway Administration, 2007.
  39. Fu, C.C., “Report on Verification of the Top Chord Buckling Analysis and Case Study on Pony Type Truss Bridge,” Ohio Bridge Corporation, Cambridge, Ohio, 2007.
  40. Fu, C.C., “Report on the Determination of the Redundancy of the U.S. Bridge Corporation 142’-8 1/2’” Foxtop Road Bridge for the PennDOT,” Ohio Bridge Corporation, Cambridge, Ohio, 2007.
  41. Fu, C.C., “Report on the Determination of the Redundancy of the U.S. Bridge Corporation 189’ Pedestrian Bridge for the PennDOT,” Ohio Bridge Corporation, Cambridge, Ohio, 2007.
  42. Fu, C.C., Zheng, Y., “Software Development to Strain Poles and Mast Arms User’s Manual,” Maryland State Highway Administration, Hanover, MD, 2009.
  43. Fu, C.C., Pan, Z.F., Ahmed, M., Jeong, S.K., “Behavior and Analysis of an Instrumented MD335 over Wallace Creek Slab Bridge Impact of the Transverse Post-tensioning Force Required to Tie Precast, Prestressed Concrete Slab Beams as a Single Unit Slab Bridge,” to Maryland State Highway Administration and Federal Highway Administration (IBRC project), 2009.
  44. Fu, C.C. and Howlader, S., Ahmed, M.S., Saad, T., “Evaluation of Concrete Substructure Elements to Assist in Decision Making of Replacement vs Rehabilitation,” Report No. MD-09-SP808B4H, Maryland State Highway Administration, Baltimore, MD, 2009.
  45. Fu, C.C. and Moffat, T., “Examine Impact to Highways/Structures – Vehicles Equipped with Lift Axles,,” Report No. MD-11-SP009B4K, Maryland State Highway Administration, Baltimore, MD, 2011.
  46. Fu, C.C., Briner, T.L, Getaneh, T., “Theoretical and Field Experimental Evaluation of Skewed Modular Slab Bridges,” Report No. MD-12- SP109B4N, Maryland State Highway Administration, Baltimore, MD, 2012.
  47. Fu, C.C., Zhang, F., Zhao, G., Ye, Y., “Serviceability-related Issue for Bridge Live Load Deflection and Construction Closure Pours,” Report No. MD-15, Maryland State Highway Administration, Baltimore, MD, 2012.
  48. Fu, C.C., Xu, C., “Task 6 – Study of Staged Reconstruction of Steel Bridges,” Maryland State Highway Administration, Baltimore, MD, 2017.
  49. Fu, C.C., Ye, Y.C; Xu, C., Hou, K.Y. “Fatigue Resistant Design Criteria for MD SHA Cantilevered Mast Arm Signal Structures ,” Report No. MD-17-SHA/UM/4-20, Maryland State Highway Administration, Baltimore, MD, 2017.
  50. Fu, C.C., Zhu, Y.F., Hou, K.Y.,“Phase I – A Pilot Application of Link Slab with Selected material for MDTA Steel Bridges,” Maryland Transportation Authority, Baltimore, MD 2018
  51. Fu, C.C., Zhu, Y.F., Hou, K.Y., Li, N.“Phase II – A Pilot Application of Link Slab with Selected material for MDTA Steel Bridges,” Maryland Transportation Authority, Baltimore, MD 2019
  52. Fu, C.C., Zhu, Y.F., Hou, K.Y., Li, N.“MDTA Link Slab Study Final Report,” Maryland Transportation Authority, Baltimore, MD, April 2020
  53. Fu, C.C., Hou, K.Y., Zhu, Y.F., “Addendum to the MDTA Link Slab Study with Phase III – Diagnostic Load Test and Long term Monitoring,” Maryland Transportation Authority, Baltimore, MD, January 2021
  54. Fu, C. C., Ye, Y.C., Xu, C., Hou, K., Y., Liu, X., Li, N., “The Calibration of the AASHTO ASD and LRFD for Maryland Sign and Mast Arm Lighting Structure Design,” Report No. MD-20-SHA/UM/5-01 SP809B4C, Maryland State Highway Administration, Baltimore, MD, April 2020
  55. Fu, C. C., Ye, Y.C., Liu, X., Xu, C., Zhu, Y., “Structural Assessment of Maryland Sign Structures based on AASHTO LTS-6 Strength and Fatigue Criteria,” Report No. MD-20-SHA/UM/5-11 SP910B4P, Maryland State Highway Administration, Baltimore, MD, August 2020
  56. Fu, C. C., Zhu, Y., Hou, K., Li, N., “MDTA Link Slab Study, Phase I and Phase II,” Maryland Transportation Authority, Baltimore, MD, April 2020
  57. Fu, C. C., Hou, K., Zhu, Y., Li, N., “Addendum to MDTA Link Slab Study, Phase III,” Maryland Transportation Authority, Baltimore, MD, January 2021