Health Monitoring–Based Assessment of Continuous Girder Bridge Reinforcement

Author(s):  
Kexin Zhang ◽  
Tianyu Qi ◽  
Dachao Li ◽  
Xinfeng Liu ◽  
Xingwei Xue ◽  
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Author(s):  
Qiwen Jin ◽  
Zheng Liu

In-service bridges, under long-term service operational environment, are usually accompanied by different damage types. Traditional method for the measure point arrangement of in-service bridge SHM is usually based on engineering experience. A large number of SHM sensors are usually arranged on the structure, followed by a high engineering cost and a heavy maintenance task. These sensors will also produce large amounts of data, creating a challenge for operators requiring to deal with data processing in an effective manner. This study serves as a part of the series of studies on the measure point arrangement strategy of in-service bridge SHM. In this study, the SHM sensor measure point arrangement of in-service continuous girder bridge (a common structural style of high way bridge in China) is proposed. Two-span continuous beam, three-span continuous beam, and four-span continuous beam are taken as examples. Detailed comparison and verification are also performed with consideration of numerical simulation and previous studies. Different traffic speeds and different bridge spans are considered. The effect of different damage locations and different damage degrees are analyzed in detail. This study shows that a general similar trend can be observed for the structural robustness of in-service continuous girder bridge. The elements with smaller structural robustness of this kind of bridge are basically located around the middle cross section of side spans (first span and last span), followed by the middle span. Moreover, the numerical value of structural robustness of different elements in a continuous girder bridge is significantly different from each other, due to the complexity of the joint effect of different traffic speeds and damage locations. Therefore, the measure point should be generally arranged at the side span firstly, followed by the middle span. With consideration of the specific traffic speed and damage location in engineering application, a detailed analysis is also proposed for the further optimization of SHM sensor measure point arrangement. Once the elements are arranged in order of the numerical value of structural robustness, the SHM sensor measure point arrangement of this kind of bridge can be more targeted, and the number of sensors can also be greatly reduced.


Author(s):  
Edward A. Baron

<p>This work consists in identify and assess the properties related to material, geometry and physic sources, in a pre-stressed concrete bridge through a surrogate model. The use of this mathematical model allows to generate a relationship between bridge properties and its dynamic response, with the purpose to develop a tool to predict the analytical values of the studied properties from measured eigenfrequencies. Therefore, it is introduced the identification of damage scenarios, giving the application for validate the generated metamodel (Artificial Neural Network). A FE model is developed to simulate the studied structure, a Colombian bridge called "El Tablazo", one of the higher in the country of this type (box-girder bridge). Once the damage scenarios are defined, this work allows to indicate the basis for futures plans of structural health monitoring.</p>


2011 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 186-190
Author(s):  
Shou Tan Song ◽  
Ji Wen Zhang ◽  
Xin Yuan

The dynamic performance of continuous girder under the train in a series of speed is studied through examples, and the main conclusions are given in the following. The resonance mechanism of continuous girder is similar to simply supported beam. The vehicle wheel load forms regular moving load series, which induces periodical action and resonance of the bridge. The damping ratio of bridge itself has less effect on the amplitude at the loading stage, but significant effects appear when the load departs from the bridge. The count of continuous spans also has less impact on the dynamic coefficients, so three continuous spans can be adopted for calculation and analysis. Span and fundamental frequency have significant influence on dynamic coefficients of bridge structures. To extend the span of the bridge structure can reduce the dynamic coefficient while keeping its frequency invariant. The fundamental frequencies of different bridges are corresponding to certain resonant speeds, which calls for the attention in the design.


2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Igarashi ◽  
Hiroyuki Ouchi ◽  
Tetsuo Matsuda ◽  
Hiroshige Uno ◽  
Hiroshi Matsuda ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-164
Author(s):  
Nguyen Xuan Toan ◽  
Tran Van Duc

In this study, the finite element method (FEM) is used to investigate the dynamic response of continuous girder bridge due to moving three-axle vehicle . Vertical reaction forces of axles that change with time make bending vibration of girder significantly  increase. The braking in the first span is able to create response in other spans. In addition, the dynamic impact factors are investigated by both FEM and experiment for Hoa Xuan bridge. The results of this study provide an improved understanding of the bridge dynamic behavior and can be used as additional references for bridge codes by practicing engineers.


Author(s):  
Yitong Gu ◽  
Wancheng Yuan ◽  
Xinzhi Dang

<p>In China, most of the support systems applied by short/medium span bridges are elastomeric pad bearings (EPBs). This type of support system has no reliable connections between bearings and girders as well as bearings and piers, which will cause structural damages due to large lateral displacement of bearings under earthquakes. The restrainers used currently could restrict the deformation of bridges under normal service conditions and could only restrict unidirectional displacement. Considering the disadvantages of these restrainers, a new restrainer called Connected Cable Restrainer (CCR), which can be used in short/medium span bridges supported by EPBs, is developed in this paper. The design principle, basic configuration, isolation mechanism and the design method of CCR are introduced. A pseudo static test to study the seismic performance of CCR is conducted. Seismic responses of a 3-span continuous girder bridge with CCR are simulated using OpenSees platform and parametric analyses of the two main parameters, lateral restraining displacement and restraining stiffness, are also carried out. Results show that the deformation of bridges under normal service conditions would not be restrained using CCR and the displacement responses can be mitigated effectively by using CCR through parameter optimization.</p>


Author(s):  
Ahmed Rageh ◽  
Daniel Linzell ◽  
Samantha Lopez ◽  
Saeed Eftekhar Azam

This chapter extends application of a framework proposed by the authors (73, 74) for automated damage detection using strain measurements to study feasibility of using sensors that can measure accelerations, tilts, and displacements. The study utilized three-dimensional (3D) finite element models of double track, riveted, steel truss span, and girder bridge span under routine train loads. The chapter also includes three instrumentation schemes for each bridge span (65) to investigate the applicability of the framework to other bridge systems and sensor networks. Connection damage was simulated by reducing rotational spring stiffness at member ends and various responses were extracted for each damage scenario. The methodology utilizes Supervised Machine Learning to automatically determine damage location (DL) and intensity (DI). Simulated experiments showed that DLs and DIs were detected accurately for both spans with various structural responses and using different instrumentation plans.


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