TY - GEN
T1 - Bridge dynamic response due to truck load sequence
AU - Darjani, S.
AU - Saadeghvaziri, M. A.
AU - Aboobaker, N.
AU - Khan, A.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Bridge vibration has become a very important issue since the development of High Performance materials. There is no rational serviceability criterion that can reliably control vibration. Live load deflection, which was introduced in AASHTO Specifications in 1936, was originally set to control undesirable vibration. Prior research shows that the deflection criterion does not necessarily control bridge vibration. Therefore, there is a need to provide a new serviceability criterion that can reliably address bridge vibration issue. Dynamic behavior of a bridge under moving trucks is a complicated problem with a lot of possibilities in loading and bridge vibrational characteristics. In this paper the results of an analytical study that employs 2-D and 3-D Finite Element (FE) models are presented. The purpose is to evaluate the dynamic response of bridges under moving truck load. The effect of vehicle length, vehicle speed, bridge frequency, span length, and load sequence are investigated. The results of this study, unlike almost all prior studies, are presented for all bridge responses, namely displacement, velocity, and acceleration in dimensionless values. Therefore, they can be used for any types of bridges and loads.
AB - Bridge vibration has become a very important issue since the development of High Performance materials. There is no rational serviceability criterion that can reliably control vibration. Live load deflection, which was introduced in AASHTO Specifications in 1936, was originally set to control undesirable vibration. Prior research shows that the deflection criterion does not necessarily control bridge vibration. Therefore, there is a need to provide a new serviceability criterion that can reliably address bridge vibration issue. Dynamic behavior of a bridge under moving trucks is a complicated problem with a lot of possibilities in loading and bridge vibrational characteristics. In this paper the results of an analytical study that employs 2-D and 3-D Finite Element (FE) models are presented. The purpose is to evaluate the dynamic response of bridges under moving truck load. The effect of vehicle length, vehicle speed, bridge frequency, span length, and load sequence are investigated. The results of this study, unlike almost all prior studies, are presented for all bridge responses, namely displacement, velocity, and acceleration in dimensionless values. Therefore, they can be used for any types of bridges and loads.
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U2 - 10.1201/b12352-442
DO - 10.1201/b12352-442
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84863904652
SN - 9780415621243
T3 - Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Resilience and Sustainability - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management
SP - 2901
EP - 2908
BT - Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Resilience and Sustainability - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management
PB - Taylor and Francis - Balkema
T2 - 6th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2012
Y2 - 8 July 2012 through 12 July 2012
ER -