• 복합신소재구조학회 논문집
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.34-45
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• 2010

This paper describes the design, manufacturing process, testing, application, and assessment of capacity-ratings of the first all advanced composites bridge on a public highway system. In order to verify the bridge design prior to the field application, a sub-scale bridge superstructure was built and tested in the laboratory. The field load test results were compared with those of the finite element analysis for the verification of validity. To investigate its in-service performance, field load testing and visual inspections were conducted under an actual service environment. The paper includes the presentation and discussion for advanced composites bridge capacity rating based on the stress modification coefficients obtained from the test results. The test result indicates that the advanced composites bridge has no structural problems and is structurally performing well in-service as expected. Since these composite materials are new to bridge applications, reliable data is not available for their in-service performance. The results may provide a baseline data for future field advanced composites bridge capacity rating assessments and also serve as part of a long-term performance of advanced composites bridge.

• 도시과학
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.9-13
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• 2022

Currently, RC slab bridges in use in Korea account for most of the total bridges, and bridges with a service life of 20 years or more account for about 75%. However, most of these RC slab bridges have a span of less than 20m and are not included in the first and second types of facilities, so maintenance is very neglected. Therefore, in this study, field load test is performed on an aged RC slab bridge, and the performance evaluation is performed based on the structural response results (deflection, impact coefficient, natural frequency, etc.) of the bridge obtained through field load test. In addition, the performance evaluation results obtained through the load test are intended to be used as basic data for the damage evaluation process of the bridge currently under development.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.527-538
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• 2010

This paper presents a nondestructive evaluation approach for system identification (SID) of real railway bridges using field vibration test results. First, a multi-phase SID scheme designed on the basis of eigenvalue sensitivity concept is presented. Next, the proposed multi-phase approach is evaluated from field vibration tests on a real railway bridge (Wondongcheon bridge) located in Yangsan, Korea. On the steel girder bridge, a few natural frequencies and mode shapes are experimentally measured under the ambient vibration condition. The corresponding modal parameters are numerically calculated from a three-dimensional finite element (FE) model established for the target bridge. Eigenvalue sensitivities are analyzed for potential model-updating parameters of the FE model. Then, structural subsystems are identified phase-by-phase using the proposed model-updating procedure. Based on model-updating results, a baseline model and a nondestructive evaluation of test bridge are identified.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2004년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.201-208
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• 2004

To substitute conventional reinforced-concrete bridge deck, glass composite precast bridge deck - Delta Deck/sup TM/, which possesses advantages of light weight, high strength, corrosion resistance and durability, is developed for the DB24 truck load. Pultruded composite bridge deck is designed and fabricated. To verify serviceability and structural safety, finite element analysis, structural testing such as flexural test, local fatigue test, flexural fatigue test and field tests are conducted. In this paper structural characteristics of developed deck and its field application in Korea is presented.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2005년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.113-120
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• 2005

To substitute conventional reinforced-concrete bridge deck glass composite precast bridge deck - Delta $Deck^{TM}$, which possesses advantages of light weight, high strength, corrosion resistance and durability, is developed for the DB24 truck load. Pultruded composite bridge deck is designed and fabricated. In this paper some field applications and field load test of developed composite deck bridge are presented.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.661-678
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• 2013

In this paper, a wireless sensing system for structural field evaluation and rating of bridges is presented. The system uses a wireless platform integrated with traditional analogue sensors including strain gages and accelerometers along with the operating software. A wireless vehicle position indicator is developed using a tri-axial accelerometer node that is mounted on the test vehicle, and was used for identifying the moving truck position during load testing. The developed software is capable of calculating the theoretical bridge rating factors based on AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Rating specifications, and automatically produces the field adjustment factor through load testing data. The sensing system along with its application in bridge deck rating was successfully demonstrated on the Evansville Bridge in West Virginia. A finite element model was conducted for the test bridge, and was used to calculate the load distribution factors of the bridge deck after verifying its results using field data. A confirmation field test was conducted on the same bridge and its results varied by only 3% from the first test. The proposed wireless sensing system proved to be a reliable tool that overcomes multiple drawbacks of conventional wired sensing platforms designed for structural load evaluation of bridges.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2003

This paper presents the formulation of a new bridge-vehicle system with validation using the field data. Both pitching and twisting modes of the vehicle are considered in the contribution of the dynamic effects in the bridge responses. A heavy vehicle was hired as a control vehicle with known axle weight, axle spacing and spring coefficients. The measured responses were generated from the control vehicle running at a particular speed at a test span at Ma Tau Wai Flyover. The measured responses were acquired using strain gauges installed beneath the girder beams of the test bridge. The simulated responses were generated using BRVEAN that is a self-developed program based on the proposed bridge-vehicle system. The validation shows that the bridge model is valid for representing the test bridge and the governing equations are valid for representing the motion of moving vehicles.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제71권1호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2019

In this paper, the static and dynamic responses of a tied-arch railway bridge under train load were studied through field tests. The deflection and stresses of the bridge were measured in different static loading scenarios. The dynamic load test of the bridge was carried out under the excitation of running train at different speeds. The dynamic properties of the bridge were investigated in terms of the free vibration characteristics, dynamic coefficients, accelerations, displacements and derailment coefficients. The results indicate that the tie of the measuring point has a significant effect on the vertical movement of the test section. The dynamic responses of arch bridge are insensitive to the number of trains. The derailment coefficients of locomotive and carriage increase with the train speed and symmetrically distributed double-line loads reduce the train derailment probability.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2019

이 연구에서는 정적 변위를 사용하는 유전자 알고리즘을 이용한 교량의 유한요소해석모델 개선 기법을 제안하며, PSC 거더교를 대상으로 한 실증시험 데이터를 이용하여 제안된 방법을 검증하였다. 실증 재하시험으로 정적재하시험과 의사정적재하시험을 수행하였으며, 각 재하시험의 계측 데이터를 이용하여 대상교량의 유한요소해석모델 개선을 진행하였다. 최종적으로 의사정적재하시험의 계측 데이터를 통해 개선된 모델을 이용하여 공용 내하력평가를 수행하였다. 내하력평가에는 현 도로교설계기준과 구 도로교설계기준, AASHTO LRFD의 설계 활하중을 이용하였으며, 각 설계기준 별 내하력평가 결과를 비교하였다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제13권2호통권54호
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• pp.189-198
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 시공된 실제 현수교에 구축된 계측 모니터링 시스템의 성능을 확인하고, 이 모니터링 시스템을 사용하여 대상교량의 거동특성에 대한 정량적인 정보를 획득하기 위하여 현장재하시험을 수행하였다. 현장재하시험은 정적재하시험, 동적재하시험 및 충격재하시험으로 구성되었으며, 재하시험을 수행함에 앞서 시험결과를 사전에 예측 및 검증하기 위하여 포괄적인 구조해석을 수행하였다. 재하시험 결과는 구조해석결과와 비교하여 면밀하게 분석하였으며, 비교분석 결과 계측값이 구조해석값보다 약 30~50% 정도 작은 값으로 평가되어 대상교량의 우수한 구조성능을 확인하였다. 또한, 대부분의 계측값이 유효한 범위 내에서 측정되는 것을 확인하여 대상교량에 구축된 계측 모니터링 시스템에 대한 신뢰성과 효율성을 검증하였다.