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- Title
Performance Assessment of a Renovated Precast Concrete Bridge Using Static and Dynamic Tests.
- Authors
Sokol, Milan; Venglár, Michal; Lamperová, Katarína; Márföldi, Monika
- Abstract
The article presents the development of a SHM (Structural Health Monitoring) strategy intended to confirm the improvement of the load-bearing capacity of a bridge over the Ružín Dam using static and dynamic load tests, as well as numerical simulations. The paper comprises measurements of the global response of the bridge to prepare a verified and validated FEM (Finite Element Method) model. A complex measuring system used for the tests consisted of two main parts: an interferometric IBIS-S (Image by Interferometric Survey-Structures) radar and a multichannel vibration and strain data logger. Next, structure–vehicle interactions were modelled, and non-linear numerical dynamic analyses were performed. As a result, the time histories of displacements of the structure from traffic effects were obtained. Their comparison with IBIS-S radar records proves that this method can be effectively used for assessing bridges subjected to common traffic loads. The results (measured accelerations) obtained by local tests in external pre-stressed cables are presented and a convenient method for acquiring the axial force in the cables is proposed.
- Subjects
DYNAMIC testing; PRECAST concrete; CONCRETE bridges; BRIDGES; STRUCTURAL health monitoring; FINITE element method
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2020, Vol 10, Issue 17, p5904
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app10175904