A Good Practice for the Proof Testing of Cable-Stayed Bridges

Autor: Raoul Davide Innocenzi, Vanni Nicoletti, Davide Arezzo, Sandro Carbonari, Fabrizio Gara, Luigino Dezi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 7, p 3547 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 12073547
2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app12073547
Popis: This paper presents the results and interpretations of static and dynamic tests that were executed on a newly built cable-stayed steel-concrete composite bridge during the final proof testing. A brief description of the structure, the testing methodology, and the used instrumentation are presented. Then, the test results are widely discussed and interpreted in order to evaluate the bridge performance during the proof test and also to understand the usefulness of each performed test in a proof test framework. All the collected experimental data are also compared to the numerical ones that were obtained through a refined finite element model, in order to check the behavior of the structure. The outcomes of the present work can offer references for the proof testing and monitoring of cable-stayed bridges.
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