The Long Span Railway Bridge Design Controversy

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. MacKenzie ◽  
V. Straka
Keyword(s):  
Railway Bridge ◽  
Bridge Design ◽  
Long Span

Vibration Serviceability of Long Span Cable Bridges using Long-term Monitoring Data

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eui-seung Hwang ◽  
Sun-Kon Kim ◽  
Do-Young Kim ◽  
Ki-Jung Park
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Suspension Bridges ◽  
Span Length ◽  
Bridge Design ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Vibration Serviceability ◽  
Long Term Monitoring ◽  
Deflection Limit ◽  
Term Monitoring

<p>Along with building slender and longer span structures, vibration serviceability becomes more important considerations in bridge design and maintenance. In this study, vibration serviceability and deflection limit for long span cable bridges are investigated using long-term monitoring data such as accelerations and displacements of bridges. Exampled bridges are Yi Sun-Sin Grand Bridge (suspension bridge, main span length=1,545m) and 2<sup>nd</sup> Jindo Grand Bridge (cable stayed bridge, main span length=344m). Long-term data are analyzed and compared with various design codes, guidelines, and other research results. Probability of exceedance are calculated for each criterion. Regarding on deflection limits, Korean Bridge Design Code (Limit State Design) specifies L/400 and L/350 for cable stayed and suspension bridges, respectively. Saadeghvaziri suggested deflection limit based on natural frequency, acceleration limit of 0.5 m/s² and vehicle speed. Various human comfort criteria on vibration are also applied including ISO standards. The results of this study are expected to be useful reference for the design, the proper planning and deflection review of the long span cable bridges around the world. Further researches are required to find the optimum deflection or vibration criteria for long span bridge and their effects on bridge clearance and elevation.</p>

scholarly journals Ensuring the aerodynamic stability of the long-span bridges through studies in the wind tunnel

2018 ◽  
Vol 245 ◽  
pp. 02001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgenii Khrapunov ◽  
Sergei Solovev
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Aerodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Elastic Instability ◽  
Experimental Facility ◽  
Bridge Design ◽  
Aerodynamic Stability ◽  
Long Span Bridges ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Main Ideas

The main ideas of the aerodynamic studies of large bridges are presented in present paper. Main types of aero-elastic instability for bridges with spans over 100 meters are considered. A two-step modeling approach is presented. At the first stage, the aerodynamic characteristics of the span fragment are considered, at the second.stage the characteristics of the whole bridge. Methods for investigation of bridge oscillations in a special-purpose experimental facility – the Landscape Wind Tunnel – are described. Examples of tests with elastic similar models of bridges are given, and measurements to mitigate dangerous oscillations early in the bridge design process are described.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF CURVED WEB CLOSED STEEL SECTIONS IN BRIDGE DESIGN

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilles Van Staen ◽  
Hans De Backer ◽  
Philippe Van Bogaert
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Railway Bridge ◽  
Bridge Design ◽  
Steel Sections ◽  
Steel Panels ◽  
Closed Steel

A bridge is nowadays more than a structure that connects people over an obstacle. When a bridge has to be built in an urban area, either it has to be a landmark or it should blend away in the environment. The use of curved steel panels is one option to obtain these requirements. However, due to a lack of knowledge, engineers end up with a conservative design to implement these structural elements. For that reason, a Finite Element Model is made of a railway bridge, where the outer webs of the main girders have a varying web curvature. Six different models are made and compared. The most important parameters that are compared are the deformations and the stresses in the webs. The study finds that curved webs have an equal or even better behavior than flat webs, even with smaller web thickness. This makes that designers can use curved webs in their design, without needing extra steel to make their design safe.

scholarly journals Calculated research of aeroelastic stability of a bridge over the river Ob in Salekhard at the stage of assembling and operation

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasiya Shustikova ◽  
Andrei Kozichev ◽  
Sergei Paryshev ◽  
Konstantin Strelkov
Keyword(s):  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Lift Coefficient ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Railway Bridge ◽  
Aeroelastic Stability ◽  
Ansys Fluent ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Long Span Bridge

Recently, long span bridge construction has been demanded for development of the regions of the Russian Federation. In terms of economy, it’s useful to build a combined road-railway bridge. Such bridges, generally, constitute a metal cross-cutting girder with carriageways on lower, upper or both zones of the girder. The major advantages of combined bridges are high strength and load capacity, plus cross-cutting to wind load. Focus of this research is a combined road-railway bridge over the Ob river at the stage of assembling and operation. The purpose of the study was to determine the limits of aeroelastic stability of combined road-railway bridge at the stage of assembling and operation using numerical simulation. To better understand the bridges behaviour in air flow, flow around a section model has been researched with CFD simulation in the ANSYS FLUENT. Then based on the given results of the calculations the dependence of the bridge vibrations on wind speed within a specified range is obtained, and also values of drag coefficient Сх, lift coefficient Су and torque coefficient Мz are received. These studies were carried out in the range of angles of attack α = ±3°. The possibility of divergence and galloping was also estimated. The results of the study made it possible to estimate the influence of air flow on combined bridge cross-cutting girder. Overall, the conducted research seems promising for further investigation and development in the field of bridge aeroelasticity.

In-situ testing and model updating of a long-span cable-stayed railway bridge with hybrid girders subjected to a running train

2022 ◽  
Vol 253 ◽  
pp. 113823
Author(s):  
Hongye Gou ◽  
Tianqi Zhao ◽  
Shiqiang Qin ◽  
Xiaogang Zheng ◽  
Alessio Pipinato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Model Updating ◽  
Railway Bridge ◽  
In Situ Testing ◽  
Long Span

Analysis for Seismic Response of Long Span Rigid Frame Bridge

2011 ◽  
Vol 194-196 ◽  
pp. 1962-1966
Author(s):  
Xiao Jun Ning ◽  
Yi Tang Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Lower Cost ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Bridge Design ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Rigid Frame ◽  
Rigid Frame Bridge ◽  
Intensity Region

Rigid frame bridge is widely used in China because of its lower cost. The aseismatic ability of rigid frame bridge is difficult to judge for designer when the bridge is used to span valley in intensity region. The seismic response of one rigid frame bridge with 160m span is calculated. It is indicated that the aseismatic ability of rigid frame bridge is good and bridge design is controlled by bending moment at bottom of pier.

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