Dynamic Response of Bridge Subjected to Eccentrically Moving Flexible Vehicle: A Semianalytical Approach

Dynamic response of a single span bridge subjected to moving flexible vehicles has been studied using a semianalytical approach. The eccentricity of vehicle path giving rise to torsional motion of the bridge has been incorporated in the approach. The bridge surface irregularity has been considered a...

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Main Authors: R. Lalthlamuana, S. Talukdar
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/546156
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description Dynamic response of a single span bridge subjected to moving flexible vehicles has been studied using a semianalytical approach. The eccentricity of vehicle path giving rise to torsional motion of the bridge has been incorporated in the approach. The bridge surface irregularity has been considered as the nonhomogeneous process in spatial domain. A closed form expression has been derived to generate response samples corresponding to each input of roughness profile to form an ensemble. Thereafter, averaging across the ensemble has been carried out at each time step to determine mean and standard deviation of bridge and vehicle response. Further, dynamic amplification factor (DAF) of the bridge response has been obtained for several combinations of bridge-vehicle parameters. The study reveals that structural bending modes of vehicle can significantly reduce dynamic response of the bridge. The eccentricity of vehicle path and flexural/torsional rigidity ratios plays a significant role in dynamic amplification of bridge response.
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spelling doaj-art-9e5754365ecb48b8a45ab368bc1442d42025-08-20T03:38:43ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032014-01-01201410.1155/2014/546156546156Dynamic Response of Bridge Subjected to Eccentrically Moving Flexible Vehicle: A Semianalytical ApproachR. Lalthlamuana0S. Talukdar1Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, IndiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, IndiaDynamic response of a single span bridge subjected to moving flexible vehicles has been studied using a semianalytical approach. The eccentricity of vehicle path giving rise to torsional motion of the bridge has been incorporated in the approach. The bridge surface irregularity has been considered as the nonhomogeneous process in spatial domain. A closed form expression has been derived to generate response samples corresponding to each input of roughness profile to form an ensemble. Thereafter, averaging across the ensemble has been carried out at each time step to determine mean and standard deviation of bridge and vehicle response. Further, dynamic amplification factor (DAF) of the bridge response has been obtained for several combinations of bridge-vehicle parameters. The study reveals that structural bending modes of vehicle can significantly reduce dynamic response of the bridge. The eccentricity of vehicle path and flexural/torsional rigidity ratios plays a significant role in dynamic amplification of bridge response.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/546156
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