Wind loads on a moving vehicle–bridge deck system by wind-tunnel model test

Yongle Li,Peng Hu,You-Lin Xu,Mingjin Zhang,Haili Liao 한국풍공학회 2014 Wind and Structures, An International Journal (WAS Vol.19 No.2

Wind-vehicle-bridge (WVB) interaction can be regarded as a coupled vibration system. Aerodynamic forces and moment on vehicles and bridge decks play an important role in the vibration analysis of the coupled WVB system. High-speed vehicle motion has certain effects on the aerodynamic characteristics of a vehicle-bridge system under crosswinds, but it is not taken into account in most previous studies. In this study, a new testing system with a moving vehicle model was developed to directly measure the aerodynamic forces and moment on the vehicle and bridge deck when the vehicle model moved on the bridge deck under crosswinds in a large wind tunnel. The testing system, with a total length of 18.0 m, consisted of three main parts: vehicle-bridge model system, motion system and signal measuring system. The wind speed, vehicle speed, test objects and relative position of the vehicle to the bridge deck could be easily altered for different test cases. The aerodynamic forces and moment on the moving vehicle and bridge deck were measured utilizing the new testing system. The effects of the vehicle speed, wind yaw angle, rail track position and vehicle type on the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle and bridge deck were investigated. In addition, a data processing method was proposed according to the characteristics of the dynamic testing signals to determine the variations of aerodynamic forces and moment on the moving vehicle and bridge deck. Three-car and single-car models were employed as the moving rail vehicle model and road vehicle model, respectively. The results indicate that the drag and lift coefficients of the vehicle tend to increase with the increase of the vehicle speed and the decrease of the resultant wind yaw angle and that the vehicle speed has more significant effect on the aerodynamic coefficients of the single-car model than on those of the three-car model. This study also reveals that the aerodynamic coefficients of the vehicle and bridge deck are strongly influenced by the rail track positions, while the aerodynamic coefficients of the bridge deck are insensitive to the vehicle speed or resultant wind yaw angle.

Wind loads on a moving vehicle-bridge deck system by wind-tunnel model test

Li, Yongle,Hu, Peng,Xu, You-Lin,Zhang, Mingjin,Liao, Haili Techno-Press 2014 Wind and Structures, An International Journal (WAS Vol.19 No.2

Wind-vehicle-bridge (WVB) interaction can be regarded as a coupled vibration system. Aerodynamic forces and moment on vehicles and bridge decks play an important role in the vibration analysis of the coupled WVB system. High-speed vehicle motion has certain effects on the aerodynamic characteristics of a vehicle-bridge system under crosswinds, but it is not taken into account in most previous studies. In this study, a new testing system with a moving vehicle model was developed to directly measure the aerodynamic forces and moment on the vehicle and bridge deck when the vehicle model moved on the bridge deck under crosswinds in a large wind tunnel. The testing system, with a total length of 18.0 m, consisted of three main parts: vehicle-bridge model system, motion system and signal measuring system. The wind speed, vehicle speed, test objects and relative position of the vehicle to the bridge deck could be easily altered for different test cases. The aerodynamic forces and moment on the moving vehicle and bridge deck were measured utilizing the new testing system. The effects of the vehicle speed, wind yaw angle, rail track position and vehicle type on the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle and bridge deck were investigated. In addition, a data processing method was proposed according to the characteristics of the dynamic testing signals to determine the variations of aerodynamic forces and moment on the moving vehicle and bridge deck. Three-car and single-car models were employed as the moving rail vehicle model and road vehicle model, respectively. The results indicate that the drag and lift coefficients of the vehicle tend to increase with the increase of the vehicle speed and the decrease of the resultant wind yaw angle and that the vehicle speed has more significant effect on the aerodynamic coefficients of the single-car model than on those of the three-car model. This study also reveals that the aerodynamic coefficients of the vehicle and bridge deck are strongly influenced by the rail track positions, while the aerodynamic coefficients of the bridge deck are insensitive to the vehicle speed or resultant wind yaw angle.

수동, 능동, 반능동 및 복합 시스템을 이용한 사장교의 지진응답 제어

박규식,정형조,이인원 한국지진공학회 2003 한국지진공학회논문집 Vol.7 No.1

본 연구에서는 수동, 능동, 반능동 및 복합 시스템과 같은 다양한 제어시스템의 효율성을 미국토목학회에서 제시한 지진하중을 받는 첫번째 벤치 마크 사장교을 이용해 조사하였다. 이 벤치마크 문제는 2003년 완공 예정으로 미국 Mississippi주에 건설중인 Bill Emerson Memorial교를 대상 구조물로 고려하였다. Bill Emerson Memorial 교는 New Madrid 지진구역에 위치하고 Wississippi 강을 횡단하는 주요 교량이라는 점 때문에 설계 단계에서부터 내진설계가 고려되었다. 사장교의 상세한 설계도면에 기초해 교량의 복잡한 거동을 나타낼 수 있는 3차원 선형모델과 각 제어시스템의 성능을 평가하기 위한 18개의 평가기준이 개발되었다. 본 연구에서는 네 종류의 수동제어 시스템, 한 종류의 능동제어 시스템, 두 종류의 반능동제어 시스템 밑 세 종류의 복합제어 시스템이 고려되었다. 수치해석 결과 모든 제어시스템은 지진하중을 받는 벤치마크 사장교의 응답을 감소시켰다. 그러나, 수동제어 시스템의 경우에는 뛰어난 제어성능을 얻기 위해서 다른 제어시스템에 비해 커다란 제어력을 필요로했다. 강인성에 관한 수지해석 결과에 따르면, 수동, 반능동 및 복합제어 시스템이 구조물 강성의 불확실성에 대해 강인함을 보였다. 따라서, 반능동 및 복합제어 시스템이 토목구조물과 같은 대형구조물의 실제 적용에 보다 적절하다. This paper preliminarily investigates the effectiveness of various control systems, such as passive, active, semiactive and hybrid control, for seismic protection of cable-stayed bridges by examining the ASCE first generation benchmark problem for a cable-stayed bridge. This benchm.0.00000ark problem considers the cable-stayed bridge that is scheduled for completion in Missouri, USA In 2003. Seismic considerations were strongly considered in the design of this bridge due to location of the bridge and its critical role as a principal crossing of the Mississippi River. Based on detailed drawings of this cable-stayed bridge, a three-dimensional linearized evaluation model has been developed to represent the complex behavior of the bridge. A set of eighteen evaluation criteria has been developed to evaluate the capability of each control system. In this study, four passive control systems, one active control system, two semiactive control systems and three hybrid control systems are considered. Numerical simulation results show that all the control systems are effective in reducing the responses of the benchmark cable-stayed bridge under the historical earthquakes. To get good performance, however, the passive control systems need quite large control forces compared to other control systems. The simulation results also demonstrate that the passive, semiactive and hybrid control systems are robust to the stiffness uncertainty of the structure. Therefore, the semiactive and hybrid control systems are more appropriate in real applications for full-scale civil infrastructures.

방진궤도시스템 적용에 따른 강철도 무도상 판형교의 거동 분석

이시용(Lee Si Yong),엄맥(Eom Mac),오수진(Oh Soo Jin),박용걸(Park Yong Gul) 한국철도학회 2006 한국철도학회 학술발표대회논문집 Vol.- No.-

The major objective of this study is to investigate the effects and application of improvement for railway steel plate girder bridge by resilient panel track system. It analyzed the mechanical behaviors of steel plate girder bridge with applying resilient panel track system on the finite element analysis and laboratory test for static & dynamic characteristics. As a result, the improvement of steel plate girder bridge with resilient panel track systems are obviously effective for the static & dynamic response which is non-ballast steel plate girder bridge . The analytical and experimental study are carried out to investigate resilient panel track system decrease vertical acceleration and deflection on steel plate girder bridge for serviceability. And the resilient panel track system reduced dynamic maximum displacements(about 59%) and stresses(about 82%), the increase of dynamic safety is predicted by adopting resilient panel track system. From the dynamic test results of steel plate girder bridge, it is investigated that vertical acceleration and deflection is very low with applying resilient panel track system. The servicing steel plate girder bridge with resilient panel track system has need of the reasonable improvement measures which could be reducing the effect of static and dynamic behavior that degradation phenomenon of structure by an unusual response characteristic and a drop durability.

An Intelligent bridge with an advanced monitoring system and smart control techniques

Ayaho Miyamoto,Minoru Motoshita 국제구조공학회 2017 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.19 No.6

This paper introduces an approach to the realization of an ICT-based bridge remote monitoring system that enables real-time monitoring and controlled adjustments for unexpected heavy loads and also for damaging earthquakes or typhoons. In this paper, an integrated bridge remote monitoring system called the \"Intelligent Bridge\", which consists of a stand-alone monitoring system (SMS) and a web-based Internet monitoring system(IMS), was developed for not only bridge maintenance but also as an application for a para-stressing bridge system. To verify the possibility of controlling the actual structural performance of an \"Intelligent Bridge\", a model 2-span continuous cable-stayed bridge with adjustable cables was constructed. The experimental results demonstrate that the implemented monitoring system supplies detailed and accurate information about bridge behaviour for further evaluation and diagnosis, and it also opens up prospects for future application of a web-based remote system to actually adjust in-service bridges under field conditions.

포터블 기반 스마트 구조 응답 모니터링 시스템 개발 및 현장 적용성 평가

박상기(Sangki Park),서동우(Dong-Woo Seo),박기태(Ki-Tae Park),김호진(Hojin Kim),Thanh Bui-Tien(Thanh Bui-Tien ),Lan Nguyen-Ngoc(Lan Nguyen-Ngoc ) 한국방재안전학회 2023 한국방재안전학회 논문집 Vol.16 No.4

케이블 교량의 거동은 동적 응답에 의해 지배적이며 상대적으로 복잡하므로 교량의 상태를 평가하기 위한 장단기 현장 계측이 요구되는 경우가 빈번하다. 영구적인 SHMS(Structural Health Monitoring System)가 설치되지 않은 경우 성능평가를 위해 이동식 모니터링 시스템이 필요하다. 이 경우 교량의 위치와 형태에 따라 전력, 통신 등의 제한된 여건으로 인해 이동식 모니터링 시스템 운영에 어려움이 발생할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내는 물론 동남아 지역 교량의 장 ‧ 단기 모니터링에 효과적으로 활용될 수 있는 포터블 기반의 스마트 구조응답 모니터링 시스템을 개발하였다. 개발된 시스템은 현장에서 자체 전원 공급 시스템을 이용하여 장시간 운용이 가능한 다채널 휴대용 데이터 수집 및 분석 장비이며, 실시간 데이터를 이용하여 케이블 교량의 동적 특성을 자동으로 분석할 수 있는 알고리즘을 탑재하고 있다. 개발된 시스템의 현장 적용성을 평가하기 위해 한국과 베트남의 케이블 교량에서 현장 실증을 수행하였으며, 이를 통해 개발된 시스템의 현장 운영의 신뢰성과 효율성을 확인하였고, 추가적으로 케이블 교량 모니터링 분야에서의 해외 시장 적용 가능성을 확인하였다. Because the behavior of cable bridges is dominated by dynamic response and is relatively complex, short- and long-term field monitoring are often required to evaluate the bridge condition. If a permanent SHMS (Structural Health Monitoring System) is not installed, a portable monitoring system is needed for the checking of bridge condition. In this case, it can be difficult to operate the portable monitoring system due to limited conditions such as power and communication according to the location and type of the bridge. In this study, the portable-based smart structural response monitoring system is developed that can be effectively used for short- and long-term monitoring of cable bridges in Korea and Southeast Asia. The developed system is a multi-channel portable data acquisition and analyzer that can be operated for a long time in the field using its own power supply system, and is included with the automated analysis algorithm for the dynamic characteristics of cable bridges using real-time data. In order to evaluate the field applicability of the developed system, field demonstration was conducted on cable bridges in Korea and Vietnam. Through the demonstration, the reliability and efficiency of field operation of the developed system were confirmed, and additionally, the possibility of application to overseas markets was confirmed in cable bridge monitoring field.

PSC교량의 부재별 상관관계를 고려한 시스템 지진취약도 분석

안효준,신수봉,이종한,An, Hyojoon,Shin, Soobong,Lee, Jong-Han 한국지진공학회 2021 한국지진공학회논문집 Vol.25 No.6

Seismic fragility analysis of a structure is generally performed for the expected critical component of a structure. The seismic fragility analysis assumes that all the components behave independently in a structural system. A bridge system consists of many inter-connected components. Thus, for an accurate evaluation of the seismic fragility of a bridge, the seismic fragility analysis requires the composition of probabilities considering the correlation between structural components. This study presented a procedure to obtain the seismic fragility curve of a bridge system, considering the correlation between bridge components. Seismic fragility analysis was performed on a PSC bridge that is considered as the central infrastructure. The analysis results showed that the probability of the seismic fragility curve of the bridge system was higher than that of each bridge component.

System identification of an in-service railroad bridge using wireless smart sensors

Kim, Robin E.,Moreu, Fernando,Spencer, Billie F. Techno-Press 2015 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.15 No.3

Railroad bridges form an integral part of railway infrastructure throughout the world. To accommodate increased axel loads, train speeds, and greater volumes of freight traffic, in the presence of changing structural conditions, the load carrying capacity and serviceability of existing bridges must be assessed. One way is through system identification of in-service railroad bridges. To dates, numerous researchers have reported system identification studies with a large portion of their applications being highway bridges. Moreover, most of those models are calibrated at global level, while only a few studies applications have used globally and locally calibrated model. To reach the global and local calibration, both ambient vibration tests and controlled tests need to be performed. Thus, an approach for system identification of a railroad bridge that can be used to assess the bridge in global and local sense is needed. This study presents system identification of a railroad bridge using free vibration data. Wireless smart sensors are employed and provided a portable way to collect data that is then used to determine bridge frequencies and mode shapes. Subsequently, a calibrated finite element model of the bridge provides global and local information of the bridge. The ability of the model to simulate local responses is validated by comparing predicted and measured strain in one of the diagonal members of the truss. This research demonstrates the potential of using measured field data to perform model calibration in a simple and practical manner that will lead to better understanding the state of railroad bridges.

노후도를 고려한 교량의 시스템-수준 지진취약도 평가

꽁시나,문지호,송종걸 한국전산구조공학회 2022 한국전산구조공학회논문집 Vol.35 No.3

As a bridge ages, its mechanical properties and structural performance deteriorate, degrading its seismic performance during a strongearthquake. In this study, the aging of piers and bridge bearings was quantified in several stages and reflected in the analysis model, enablingthe evaluation of the member-level seismic fragility of these bearings. Moreover, by assuming that the failure mechanism of a bridge system isa series system, a method for evaluating the system-level seismic fragility based on the member-level seismic fragility analysis result isformulated and proposed. For piers with rubber and lead–rubber bearings (members vulnerable to aging effects), five quantitative degrees ofaging (0, 5, 10, 25, and 40%) are assumed to evaluate the member-level seismic fragility. Then, based on the result, the system-level seismicfragility evaluation was implemented. The pier rather than the bridge bearing is observed to have a dominant effect on the system-level seismicfragility. This means that the seismic fragility of more vulnerable structural members has a dominant influence on the seismic fragility of theentire bridge system. 교량은 사용년한이 증가함에 따라 노후화로 인해 역학적인 성질과 구조적인 성능이 저하되고 이로 인해서 강진 시에 내진성능이저하된다. 교각과 교량받침에 대한 노후화를 몇 가지 단계로 정량화하여 해석모델에 반영하였고, 노후화된 교각과 교량받침에 대하여 부재-수준의 지진취약도를 평가하였다. 교량 시스템의 파괴 메카니즘을 직렬시스템으로 가정하여, 부재-수준의 지진취약도 해석결과로부터 시스템-수준의 지진취약도를 평가하는 방법을 제안하였다. 노후도에 취약한 부재인 교각과 교량받침에 대하여, 5가지 정량적인 노후도(0, 5, 10, 25, 40%)를 가정하여 부재-수준의 지진취약도를 평가하였고, 이 결과로부터 시스템-수준의 지진취약도 평가를 수행하였다. 시스템-수준의 지진취약도는 교량받침 보다는 교각이 지배적인 영향을 줌을 알 수 있었다. 이는 보다 취약한 구조부재의 지진취약도가 전체 교량시스템의 지진취약도에 지배적인 영향을 주는 것을 의미한다.

인공신경망을 이용한 강합성 사장교 차량하중분석시스템 개발

박민석(Park Min-Seok),조병완(Jo Byung-Wan),이정휘(Lee Jungwhee),김성곤(Kim Sungkon) 대한토목학회 2008 대한토목학회논문집 A Vol.28 No.6A

The analysis of vehicular loads reflecting the domestic traffic circumstances is necessary for the development of adequate design live load models in the analysis and design of cable-supported bridges or the development of fatigue load models to predict the remaining lifespan of the bridges. This study intends to develop an ANN(artificial neural network)-based Bridge WIM system and Influence line-based Bridge WIM system for obtaining information concerning the loads conditions of vehicles crossing bridge structures by exploiting the signals measured by strain gauges installed at the bottom surface of the bridge superstructure. This study relies on experimental data corresponding to the travelling of hundreds of random vehicles rather than on theoretical data generated through numerical simulations to secure data sets for the training and test of the ANN. In addition, data acquired from 3 types of vehicles weighed statically at measurement station and then crossing the bridge repeatedly are also exploited to examine the accuracy of the trained ANN. The results obtained through the proposed ANN-based analysis method, the influence line analysis method considering the local behavior of the bridge are compared for an example cable-stayed bridge. In view of the results related to the cable-stayed bridge, the cross beam ANN analysis method appears to provide more remarkable load analysis results than the cross beam influence line method. 국내 교통 현실을 반영한 중(重)차량에 대한 하중 분석은 케이블 교량의 유지관리시 잔존수명 예측을 위한 피로하중모델 개발이나 교량의 설계시 해석에 필요한 활하중 모델 개발시 반드시 필요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 강합성 사장교 상부구조 하면에 설치된 변형률 센서에서 측정한 신호를 이용하여 교량을 주행하고 있는 중차량의 하중정보를 얻기 위하여, 인공신경망 및 영향선을 이용한 차량하중분석시스템을 개발하였다. 인공신경망의 학습과 테스트를 위한 데이터 확보에 있어서 이론적인 수치 시뮬레이션을 통하지 않고, 실제 교량을 주행하는 임의 차량에 대해 직접 측정한 데이터를 이용하였다. 또한, 학습된 신경망의 정확도를 검증하기 위하여 3종류의 시험재하차량을 반복 주행시켜 구한 값과 계량소에서 측정한 정적 값을 비교하였다. 교량의 국부거동을 고려하기 위하여 가로보를 이용하였고, 인공신경망을 이용한 방법과 영향선을 이용한 방법의 분석결과를 비교한 결과, 인공신경망이론을 적용한 분석방법이 하중 판별의 정확도에 있어서는 영향선 분석방법보다 높은 정확도를 얻을 수 있었다.