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Localisation and quantification of stiffness loss based on the forced vibration of a beam traversed by a quarter-car
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Date Issued
2020-07-02
Date Available
2021-05-11T12:07:12Z
Abstract
This paper proposes a method for locating and quantifying bridge damage based on the time-varying forced frequencies due to moving traffic. The vehicle-bridge coupled system is simplified using a quarter-car model and a simply supported beam. Eigenvalue analysis shows that the eigenfrequencies of the coupled system vary for different vehicle positions. If a local stiffness loss is introduced, the forced frequencies associated with the ‘damage’ scenario will differ from those of a reference ‘healthy’ scenario. The differences between both scenarios depend on the location and severity of damage as well as on the mass and frequency ratios between quarter-car and beam models. In practice, bridge acceleration due to the crossing of a vehicle can be measured and processed using a time-frequency signal processing tool to obtain instantaneous frequencies. Changes in local stiffness are determined from comparing those instantaneous frequencies with the eigenfrequencies based on the same bridge and vehicle configuration.
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Science Foundation Ireland
Type of Material
Conference Publication
Publisher
CRC Press
Copyright (Published Version)
2021 Taylor & Francis
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English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
Part of
Yokota, H. and Frangopol, D.M. (eds.). Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Life-Cycle Sustainability and Innovations:Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2020), June 28-July 2, 2020, Sapporo, Japan
Conference Details
The Tenth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2020), Sapporo, Japan, 28 June -2 July 2020
ISBN
100017378X
9780429279119
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