Finite element model updating of multi-span steel-arch-steel-girder bridges based on ambient vibrations

Tsung-Chin Hou; Wei-Yuan Gao; Chia-Sheng Chang; Guan-Rong Zhu; Yu-Min Su

doi:10.1117/12.2258724

19 April 2017 Finite element model updating of multi-span steel-arch-steel-girder bridges based on ambient vibrations

Tsung-Chin Hou, Wei-Yuan Gao, Chia-Sheng Chang, Guan-Rong Zhu, Yu-Min Su

Proceedings Volume 10169, Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2017; 1016911 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2258724
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2017, Portland, Oregon, United States

Abstract

The three-span steel-arch-steel-girder Jiaxian Bridge was newly constructed in 2010 to replace the former one that has been destroyed by Typhoon Sinlaku (2008, Taiwan). It was designed and built to continue the domestic service requirement, as well as to improve the tourism business of the Kaohsiung city government, Taiwan. This study aimed at establishing the baseline model of Jiaxian Bridge for hazardous scenario simulation such as typhoons, floods and earthquakes. Necessities of these precaution works were attributed to the inherent vulnerability of the sites: near fault and river cross. The uncalibrated baseline bridge model was built with structural finite element in accordance with the blueprints. Ambient vibration measurements were performed repeatedly to acquire the elastic dynamic characteristics of the bridge structure. Two frequency domain system identification algorithms were employed to extract the measured operational modal parameters. Modal shapes, frequencies, and modal assurance criteria (MAC) were configured as the fitting targets so as to calibrate/update the structural parameters of the baseline model. It has been recognized that different types of structural parameters contribute distinguishably to the fitting targets, as this study has similarly explored. For steel-arch-steel-girder bridges in particular this case, joint rigidity of the steel components was found to be dominant while material properties and section geometries relatively minor. The updated model was capable of providing more rational elastic responses of the bridge superstructure under normal service conditions as well as hazardous scenarios, and can be used for manage the health conditions of the bridge structure.

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Tsung-Chin Hou, Wei-Yuan Gao, Chia-Sheng Chang, Guan-Rong Zhu, and Yu-Min Su "Finite element model updating of multi-span steel-arch-steel-girder bridges based on ambient vibrations", Proc. SPIE 10169, Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2017, 1016911 (19 April 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2258724

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