Abstract
The paper demonstrates an experimental case of suspension bridge in Kirjalansalmi, Finland, where the real-time evaluation of the steel structure fatigue life was applied. The method uses pre-calculated stress ranges spectra in all joints from the finite element model calibrated to the results of test loads. Since the calculation runs directly on the computer collecting strain gauges measurements, the amount of data to be transported to the central database could be reduced significantly. The on-site computer is also configured as web-server and the fatigue life results are automatically updated on its web-page daily. However, the most computationally demanding part is the stress-ranges evaluation that iterates the whole history of strain measurement dating back to 2011.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management and Life Extension |
| Editors | Airong Chen, Dan M. Frangopol, Xin Ruan |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 166- 71 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-315-76069-8 , 978-0-429-22716-5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-138-00103-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 27 May 2014 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 7th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2014 - Shanghai, China Duration: 7 Jul 2014 → 11 Jul 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | 7th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2014 |
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| Abbreviated title | IABMAS 2014 |
| Country/Territory | China |
| City | Shanghai |
| Period | 7/07/14 → 11/07/14 |
Keywords
- bridge
- monitoring
- fatigue
- steel
- suspension