Vehicle-Bridge Dynamic Interaction Using Finite Element Modelling

González, Arturo

doi:10.5772/10235

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“…Several approaches on implementing VBI simulations are available in the literature (Green et al 1995, Wang et al 1996, Yang and Fonder 1996, Green and Cebon 1997, Zhu and Law 2002, Yang and Lin 1995, Henchi et al 1998, Yang et al 2004b, Kim et al, 2005 This paper uses the iterative approach described by Cebon 1994, Green andCebon 1997) to ensure compatibility between the two sub-systems. This approach has shown good agreement with other techniques available to model the interaction between the vehicle and the bridge (González, 2010). The…”

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confidence: 56%

“…The two sub-systems interact with each other via the contact forces that exist between the wheels and the bridge surface, therefore mathematically the problem is coupled and time dependant (Yang et al, 2004b). It is necessary to solve both subsystems while ensuring compatibility at the contact points (i.e., displacements of the bridge and the vehicle being the same at the contact point of the wheel with the roadway) (González, 2010). Several approaches on implementing VBI simulations are available in the literature (Green et al 1995, Wang et al 1996, Yang and Fonder 1996, Green and Cebon 1997, Zhu and Law 2002, Yang and Lin 1995, Henchi et al 1998, Yang et al 2004b, Kim et al, 2005 This paper uses the iterative approach described by Cebon 1994, Green andCebon 1997) to ensure compatibility between the two sub-systems.…”

Section: A(t) + C V(t) + K Y(t) = F(t)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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A bridge-monitoring tool based on bridge and vehicle accelerations

Hester

González

2014

Structure and Infrastructure Engineering

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Previous research on damage detection based on the response of a structure to a moving load has reported decay in accuracy with increasing load speed. Using a 3-D vehicle-bridge interaction model, this paper shows that the area under the filtered acceleration response of the bridge increases with increasing damage, even at highway load speeds. Once a datum reading is established, the area under subsequent readings can be monitored and compared to the base line reading, if an increase is observed it may indicate the presence of damage. The sensitivity of the proposed approach to road roughness and noise is tested in several damage scenarios.The possibility of identifying damage in the bridge, by analysing the acceleration response of the vehicle traversing it is also investigated. While vehicle acceleration is shown to be more sensitive to road roughness and noise and therefore less reliable than direct bridge measurements, damage is successfully identified in favourable scenarios.

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A bridge-monitoring tool based on bridge and vehicle accelerations

Hester

González

2014

Structure and Infrastructure Engineering

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“…González [19] describes coupled and uncoupled vehicle bridge interaction (VBI). A coupled Finite Element (FE) model similar to that used by [14] is employed for the numerical analysis.…”

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Application of Laser Measurement to the Drive-by Inspection of Bridges

Malekjafarian¹,

O’Brien²

2015

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COM

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“…The vehicle and bridge models interact dynamically via the contact forces that exist between the bridge deck surface and the vehicle wheels in a coupled and time-dependant problem [29]. It is necessary to solve both systems separately while maintaining compatibility at the contact points [34]. There are several approaches for undertaking analyses of this type and in this paper, an iterative approach was utilised to model the VBI [35,36].…”

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Isolating the location of scour-induced stiffness loss in bridges using local modal behaviour

Prendergast

Gavin

Hester

2017

J Civil Struct Health Monit

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Detecting scour by analysing bridge vibrations is receiving an increasing amount of attention in the literature. Others have considered changes in natural frequency to indicate the presence of scour damage; however, little work has been reported on identifying the location of a scour hole based on vibration measurements. In this paper, a numerical study is carried out using a bespoke vehiclebridge-soil dynamic interaction model to examine how the first six vibration modes (Eigen frequencies) of a typical integral bridge are affected by scour at different locations. It is found that depending on the location of the scour hole, some modes are much more affected than others in terms of frequency changes. In fact, a clear pattern emerges as to which modes are affected by which scour location. Using this knowledge, the location of a scour hole can potentially be detected on a real bridge. However, recognising that it is not possible to undertake an eigenvalue analysis on an actual bridge, an analysis is performed by collecting acceleration signals from various points on the structure. The bridge is loaded by a realistic vehicle model, incorporating vehicle-bridge interaction effects, which leads to the generation of discrete acceleration signals at various 'sensor' locations on the bridge. In this paper, it is found that it is possible to detect the location of a scour hole using a relatively small number of 'sensors'. However, to achieve this, careful signal processing is necessary and advice on a number of pertinent issues is provided.

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Vehicle-Bridge Dynamic Interaction Using Finite Element Modelling

Cited by 54 publications

References 64 publications

A bridge-monitoring tool based on bridge and vehicle accelerations

A bridge-monitoring tool based on bridge and vehicle accelerations

Application of Laser Measurement to the Drive-by Inspection of Bridges

Isolating the location of scour-induced stiffness loss in bridges using local modal behaviour

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