Long-term effects of creep and shrinkage on the structural behavior of balanced cantilever prestressed concrete bridges

This thesis addresses the topic of ongoing (excessive) deformations observed in balanced cantilever prestressed concrete bridges all over the world. Many authors attribute this behavior to the time-dependent phenomena of creep and shrinkage. Balanced cantilever bridges are classified as creep-sensitive structures, and for that reason, a detailed...

COVID-19 and its long-term effects on activity participation and travel behaviour: A multiperspective view

This paper discusses possible long-term effects of COVID-19 on activity-travel behaviour. Making use of theories and concepts from economics, psychology, sociology, and geography, this work argues that lasting effects can be expected, and specifically that peak demand among car and public transport users may be lower than if the pandemic...

Does Adversity Affect Long-Term Consumption and Financial Behaviour?: Evidence from China’s Rustication Programme

In this paper I examine the long-term consequences of adversity on consumption and financial behaviour, using the largest forced migration experiment in history. From 1966 to 1978, 17 million urban youths in China, mostly junior or senior high school graduates, were sent to the countryside to do farm work for an average of three to four years...

Incorporating long-term transport effects in Cost-Benefit Analysis: Reasons to, options for and consequences of incorporating the societal costs of fossil fuel depletion and CO2 emissions in transport CBAs

When making decisions on transport projects, decision makers ought to take into account most (if not all) of the possible consequences of the different possible alternatives. A common way of evaluating transport projects ex ante is by means of Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA). CBA allows for a clear comparison of different consequences, by describing...