Department of Engineering

Bridge Research Group: Publications

2010

  • Jackson, A.M. Modelling the collapse behaviour of reinforced concrete slabs, PhD dissertation. University of Cambridge, October 2010.
  • Bennett, P.J., Soga, K., Wassell, I.J., Fidler, P.R.A., Abe, K., Kobayashi, Y. and Vanicek, M. Wireless sensor networks for underground railway applications: case studies in Prague and London. Smart Structures and Systems, Vol. 6, No. 5-6 (2010) 619-639
  • Hoult, N.A., Fidler, P.R.A., Hill, P.G. and Middleton, C.R. Long-term Wireless Structural Health Monitoring of the Ferriby Road Bridge. ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 15(2), 153-159. 6pp.
  • Hoult, N.A., Fidler, P.R.A., Hill, P.G. and Middleton, C.R. Wireless Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges: Present and Future. International Journal of Smart Structures and Systems, 6(3).
  • Stajano, F., Hoult, N., Wassell, I., Bennett, P., Middleton, C. and Soga, K. Smart Bridges, Smart Tunnels: Transforming Wireless Sensor Networks from Research Prototypes into Robust Engineering Infrastructure. Ad Hoc Networks, 8(8), 872-888. 16pp.
  • Hoult, N.A., Fidler, P.R.A., Bennett, P.J., Middleton, C.R., Pottle, S., Duguid, K., Bessant, G., McKoy, R. and Soga, K. Large-scale WSN Installation for Pervasive Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure in London. Proceedings of the Fifth European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring. 6pp.
  • Whelan, M.J., Gangone, M.V., Janoyan, K.D., Hoult, N.A., Middleton, C.R. and Soga, K. Wireless operational modal analysis of a multi-span prestressed concrete bridge for structural identification. International Journal of Smart Structures and Systems, 6(5).

2009

  • Gunawardena, Y.K.R. Traffic Loading on Short-Span Bridges in Sri Lanka. MPhil dissertation. University of Cambridge, August 2009.
  • Hoult, N.A., Bennett, P.J., Stoianov, I., Fidler, P.R.A., Maksimovic, C., Middleton, C.R., Graham, N.J.D. and Soga, K. 2009. Wireless Sensor Networks: creating 'Smart Infrastructure'. Proceedings of ICE - Civil Engineering, 162(3), 136-143. Awarded the 2010 Telford Gold Medal
  • Hoult, N.A., Bennett, P.J., Wassell, I.J., Wu, Y., Soga, K. and Middleton, C.R. 2009. Challenges in Wireless Sensor Network Installation: Radio Wave Propagation. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, 8pp.
  • Hoult, N.A., Bennett, P.J., Soga, K. and Middleton, C.R. 2009. Smart Infrastructure: Pervasive WSNs for a more Sustainable Europe. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, 8pp.
  • Hoult, N.A., Bennett, P.J., Soga, K. and Middleton, C.R. 2009. Distributed Fibre Optic Strain Measurements for Pervasive Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, 8pp.
  • Hoult, N.A., Fidler, P.R.A. and Middleton, C.R. 2009. Wireless Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges: Current Challenges and Future Innovations. Proceedings of the 7th AustRoads Bridge Conference, 12pp.
  • Jackson, A.M. and Middleton, C.R. Generalised method for predicting the flexural collapse load of concrete slabs. In Proceedings of the Annual International fib Symposium Concrete : 21st Century Superhero, Building a sustainable future, held in London, 22-24 June 2009. ISBN:9781-904482-60-4. 8pp.
  • Jackson, A.M. and Middleton, C.R. Predicting the flexural collapse load of concrete slab bridges. In Proceedings of the Austroads Bridge Conference, held in Auckland, 2009. Winner of the Young Author Award. 11pp.
  • Jackson, A.M. and Middleton, C.R. Combined lower and upper bound plastic analysis: better than the sum of its parts. ISBN 978-385748-121-5. IABSE Symposium, Bangkok, 2009

2008

  • Mansfield, M.J.P. The Implementation of Advanced Assessment Methods for Concrete Bridges. MPhil dissertation. University of Cambridge, 2008.
  • Jackson, A.M. and Middleton C.R. Assessing the Flexural Collapse Load of Concrete Slabs. Proceedings of the Concrete Communication Conference, Liverpool, 2008. pp245-246.
  • Jackson, A.M., White, D.J., Bolton, M.D. and Nagayama, T. Pore pressure effects in sand and silt during pile jacking. In Foundations: proceedings of the second British Geotechnical Association international conference on foundations, ICOF 2008 : 24-27 June 2008, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK. 12pp. ISBN: 9781848060500
  • Hoult, N.A., Fidler, P.R.A., Wassell, I.J., Hill, P.G. and Middleton, C.R. 2008. Wireless Structural Health Monitoring at the Humber Bridge. Proceedings of ICE - Bridge Engineering, 161(BE4), 189-195.
  • Hoult, N.A., Fidler, P.R.A., Middleton, C.R. and Hill, P.G. 2008. Turning the Humber Bridge into a smart structure. IABMAS '08, Seoul, Korea, pp 1402-1409.

2007

  • Middleton, C.R. Bridge assessment Chapter in book titled Modeling Complex Engineering Structures, ASCE, Editors R.E.Melchers and R.Hough, 2007. ISBN 9780784408506.
  • Middleton, C.R. Assessment for bridge strengthening in Proceedings of the Surveyor Bridge Conference, Nottingham, March 2007.
  • Middleton, C.R. Generalised collapse analysis of concrete bridges In: Morley Symposium on Concrete Plasticity and its Application, 23 Jul 2007, Cambridge, UK.
  • Burgoyne, C.J. and Lees, J.M. and Middleton, C.R., eds. Morley Symposium on Concrete Plasticity and its Application, Cambridge, UK, 23 July 2007 CUED Technical Report CUED/D-STRUCT/TR.222. Cambridge University, Department of Engineering, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780903428293

2006

  • Walker, G.M. Strength assessment of reinforced concrete voided bridge slabs. PhD dissertation. University of Cambridge, May 2006.

2005

  • Imhof, D. Risk assessment of existing bridge structures. PhD dissertation. University of Cambridge, 2005.
  • Lea, F. Uncertainty in condition and strength assessment of reinforced concrete bridges. PhD dissertation. University of Cambridge, 2005.
  • Burgoyne, C.J. and Lees, J.M. and Middleton, C.R. & Morley, C.T. Concrete materials, composites and structures Concrete, 39 (8). pp. 22-23. ISSN 0010-5317, 2005

2004

  • Imhof,D. and Middleton,C.R. Comparison of different slab-bridge safety assessment strategies. Proceedings of the ICE - Bridge Engineering. Volume 157 Issue 3, September 2004, pages 147-155.
  • Imhof,D. Redundancy quantification in the safety assessment of existing beam-and-slab bridges. 5th International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering, Paper and oral presentation: Delft, Netherlands, 16-19 June 2004.
  • Middleton,C.R. Bridge management and assessment in the UK. Proceedings of Austroads 5th Bridge Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, 19-21 May 2004. (Keynote presentation)
  • Middleton,C.R. Bridge assessment - a reality check and eye to the future. Proceedings of the Surveyor Bridge Conference, London, March 2004.

2003

  • Lu, H-Y. Behaviour of reinforced concrete cantilevers under concentrated loads. PhD dissertation. University of Cambridge, 2005.
  • Imhof,D. and Middleton,C.R. Life quality method versus cost-benefit analysis for short span slab bridges. International Conference on the Application of Statistics and Probability (ICASP 9), Paper and oral presentation: San Francisco, USA, 6-9 July 2003.
  • Imhof,D. and Middleton,C.R. Sensitivity of assessed bridge safety to the method of analysis and site data. European Safety and Reliability Conference, (ESREL 2003), Paper and oral presentation: Maastricht, Netherlands, 15-18 June 2003.
  • Melchers, R.E., Ahammed, M. and Middleton, C.R. FORM for discontinuos and truncated probability density functions. Journal of Structural Safety, Vol. 25, 2003, pp. 305-313.
  • Lea, F.C. and Middleton, C.R. The effect of inspection uncertainty on reinforced concrete bridge strength assessment. 3rd International Conference on Current and Future Trends in Bridge Design, Construction and Maintenance Shanghai, China, April 28-30, 2003.
  • Middleton, C.R. Assessing structural risk Magazine of Concrete Research, 55 (6). pp. 483-484. ISSN 0024-9831, 2003
  • Middleton, C.R. and Lea, F.C. Uncertainty between inspection reporting and material quantities and properties Technical Report. Cambridge University Department of Engineering, Cambridge, UK. 2004

2002

  • Middleton, C.R. The risk of failure of existing bridges. Proceedings of the IABSE Henderson Colloquium, Cambridge, July 2002.
  • Imhof, D. Probabilistic Safety Assessment of Existing Bridges. The Young Researchers' Conference, 20 March 2002, Poster Presentation: The Institution of Structural Engineers, Upper Belgrave Street, London.
  • Lea, F.C. and Middleton, C.R. Reliability of visual inspection of highway bridges. Cambridge University Engineering Department Technical Report No. CUED/D - STRUCT/TR.201, ISSN 0309 - 7447, 2002.

2001

  • Middleton, C.R. Plastic analysis bridge assessment Concrete Engineering. Volume 5 No.3, Autumn (September) 2001, pp.67-70.

2000

  • Palmer, A., Middleton, C.R. and Hogg, V. The tail sensitivity problem, proof testing, and structural reliability theory. Structural Integrity in the 21st Century, Proceedings 5th International Conference on Engineering Structural Integrity, 19-21 September 2000, EMAS, Solihull, pp.435-442.
  • Roberts, M., Atkins, C., Hogg, V. and Middleton, C.R. A proposed empirical corrosion model for reinforced concrete structures. ICE Proceedings, Journal of Structures & Buildings, Vol.140, February 2000, pp.1-11

1999

  • Lowe, S.P. Collapse behaviour of reinforced concrete beam and slab bridges. MPhil dissertation. University of Cambridge, 1999.
  • Hogg, V. and Middleton, C.R. The effects of truncation on reliability analysis. Proceedings of the International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability, Sydney, Dec. 1999, Vol.2, pp.1087-1094.
  • Ibell, T.J., Morley, C.T. and Middleton, C.R. Strength and behaviour in shear of concrete beam-and-slab bridges. American Concrete Institute (ACI) Structures Journal, Vol.96 No.3 May-June 1999, pp.386-391.

1998

  • Ibell, T.J., Morley, C.T. and Middleton, C.R. Shear assessment of concrete beam-and-slab bridges. ICE Proceedings,Journal of Structures & Buildings, Vol.128, Issue 3, August 1998, pp.264-273.
  • Middleton, C.R. and Hogg, V. Review of deterioration models used to predict corrosion in reinforced concrete structures, Cambridge University Engineering Department Technical Report No. CUED/D - STRUCT/TR.173, ISSN 0309 - 7447, June 1998.
  • Middleton, C.R. and Hogg, V. Review of basic variables for use in the reliability analysis of concrete highway bridges, Cambridge University Engineering Department Technical Report No. CUED/D - STRUCT/TR.172, ISSN 0309 - 7447, June 1998.
  • Hogg, V. and Middleton, C.R. Whole life performance profiles for highway structures in Proceedings of symposium on Management of Highway Structures, ICE, London, June 1998.
  • Ibell, T.J., Morley, C.T. and Middleton, C.R. An upper-bound plastic analysis for shear. Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol.50 No.1, March 1998, pp.67-73.
  • Middleton, C.R. Concrete bridge assessment in Proceedings of the Surveyor Bridge Conference, London, March 1998.

1997

  • Middleton, C.R. Concrete bridge assessment: an alternative approach. The Structural Engineer, Vol.75 No.23&24, 9th December 1997, pp.403-409.M
  • Middleton, C.R. Case studies from the U.K. using yield-line analysis for concrete bridge assessment. Proceedings of the Austroads Bridging the Millennia Conference, Sydney, 3rd - 5th December 1997, pp.83-97.
  • Ibell, T.J., Morley, C.T. and Middleton, C.R. A plasticity approach to the assessment of shear in concrete beam-and-slab bridges. The Structural Engineer, Vol.75 No.19, 7th October 1997, pp.331-338.
  • Middleton, C.R. and Thoft-Christensen, P. Assessment of the reliability of concrete bridges in Proceedings of 13th ESReDA Workshop on Industrial Applications of Reliability Theory, Paris, 2-3rd Oct 1997
  • Thoft-Christensen, P., Middleton, C.R. and Blackmore, A. Revised rules for concrete bridges in Safety of Bridges, Editor P.C.Das, Thomas Jensen,F.M., Telford, London, 1997. pp.175-188.
  • Sadka,B., Ibell,T.J. & Middleton,C.R. The use of plasticity theory for the assessment of concrete and composite bridges. Proceedings of FIP Conference on Bridge Mangement, Lisbon, July 1997.
  • Blackmore, A. and Middleton, C.R. Data collection report in Safety of Bridges, Editor P.C.Das, Thomas Telford, London, 1997. pp.203-222.
  • Ibell, T.J., Morley, C.T. and Middleton, C.R. The assessment of shear in existing concrete bridges. Proceedings of Joint FIP/IABSE Conference on the Concrete Way to Development, South Africa, 9-12th March 1997, pp.529-536.

1996

  • Ibell, T.J., Morley, C.T. and Middleton, C.R. An experimental investigation into shear in large-scale concrete beam-and-slab structures. Technical Report No. CUED/D - Struct/TR.165, Cambridge University Engineering Department, October 1996, 114 pages.
  • Ibell, T.J., Morley, C.T. and Middleton, C.R. A generalised collapse analysis method for concrete bridges. Technical Report No. CUED/D - Struct/TR.166, Cambridge University Engineering Department, October 1996, 104 pages.
  • Thoft-Christensen, P., Middleton, C.R. and Blackmore, A. Assessment of the reliability of concrete slab bridges in Proceedings of 7th Jensen,F.M. International Federation for Information Processing (I.F.I.P.) WG7.5 Seminar on Reliability & Optimization of Structural Systems, Boulder, Colorado, 2-4th April 1996.
  • Ibell, T.J., Morley, C.T. and Middleton, C.R. Background to and developments in shear in reinforced concrete members Technical Report No. CUED/D - Struct/TR.151, Cambridge University Engineering Department, February 1996.

1995

  • Ibell, T.J. and Middleton, C.R. Generalised collapse analysis method for concrete bridge assessment in IABSE Symposium on Extending the Lifespan of Structures, San Francisco, Aug 1995, pp.1569-1574.
  • Middleton, C.R. Bridge research: current topics, future prospects In: 14th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, December 1995, Hobart, Tasmania. 1995 (Unpublished)

1994

  • Middleton, C.R. Example collapse and reliability analyses of concrete bridges using a new analysis technique in Developments in Short & Medium Span Bridge Engineering. Editors A.Mufti, B.Bakht & L.Jaeger, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, Montreal, 1994.
  • Middleton, C.R. The application of new analysis techniques to the strength & safety assessment of existing concrete bridges. Transport Research Laboratory Contract Report. January 1994.

1993

  • Middleton, C.R. Strength and safety assessment of existing concrete bridges. Transport Research Laboratory Contract Report. April, 1993.
  • Middleton, C.R. The ultimate strength of concrete bridges. in Bridge Management 2: Inspection, Maintenance, Assessment and Repair, editors J.E.Harding, G.A.R.Parke, M.J.Ryall, Telford, London, 1993 (pp.85-95).

1992

  • Middleton, C.R. Strength and safety assessment of concrete bridges. PhD dissertation. University of Cambridge, December 1992.

1990

  • Middleton, C. and Low, A. The use of reliability analysis in the assessment of existing bridges. in Bridge Management: Inspection, Maintenance, Assessment and Repair, editors J.E.Harding, G.A.R.Parke, M.J.Ryall, Elsevier, 1990.(pp.417-428).

1985

  • Middleton, C.R. Causes of deterioration in concrete. MSc dissertation submitted to Imperial College, London, June 1985.