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The Influence of Spandrel Wall and Fill on the Dynamic Characteristics of Historic Stone Masonry Arch Bridges  

Lee, Soo-Gon (전남대학교 건축공학부)
Lee, Sung-Min (한국건설품질연구원)
Song, Chang-Young (한국구조물안전원)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection / v.9, no.3, 2005 , pp. 161-168 More about this Journal
Abstract
The influence of spandrel wall and fill above the extrados on the structural behavior and load capacity of stone masonry arch bridges has not been thoroughly studied yet. One can estimate the structural characteristics and behavior of stone masonry structures by measuring the dynamic characteristics. To investigate the influence of spandrel wall and fill on the dynamic characteristics of historic stone masonry arch bridges, on-site free vibration tests were performed for 5 stone bare arches with no spandrel wall and backfill. And the natural frequencies of those arches were compared with the natural frequencies of 18 stone arch bridges with spandrel walls. Experimental results show from the experiments show that the presence of spandrel wall and fill may increase the natural frequency of arch bridge because the stiffness increase exceeds the mass increase due to spandrel wall.
Keywords
Stone Masonry Arch Bridges; Dynamic Characteristics; Natural Frequency; Fill; Spandrel Wall; Historic Stone Structures;
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