Quasi-Static Influence Line Identification and Damage Identification of Equal-Span Bridges Based on Measured Vehicle-Induced Deflection

The bridge influence line (IL) reflects the response of a certain section due to varying load positions. As a result, IL has a wide application prospect in damage identification and condition assessment. Up to date, studies regarding IL have been focused on the structure condition evaluation. A feas...

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Main Authors: Kang Yang, Youliang Ding, Hanwei Zhao, Fangfang Geng, Zhen Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Riga Technical University Press 2022-06-01
Series:The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering
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Online Access:https://bjrbe-journals.rtu.lv/article/view/5717
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Summary:The bridge influence line (IL) reflects the response of a certain section due to varying load positions. As a result, IL has a wide application prospect in damage identification and condition assessment. Up to date, studies regarding IL have been focused on the structure condition evaluation. A feasible and practical method for damage identification is still not yet available. The present paper proposes a comprehensive damage identification methodology based on IL under a moving vehicle is composed of data pre-processing, IL extraction, and damage detection. Firstly, a thorough review of existing IL identification methods based on signal processing is provided. Then three quasi-static IL identification methods based on measured data are discussed. Consequently, the study proposes a two-stage damage identification approach for simply supported bridges with equal span length. Also, the effectiveness of this approach is verified through field tests on a real girder bridge. At last, conclusions are drawn, and potential issues for the application of the proposed method in practice are discussed.
ISSN:1822-427X
1822-4288