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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/scs.2014.16.1.021

Ambient vibration testing of Berta Highway Bridge with post-tension tendons  

Kudu, Fatma Nur (Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering)
Bayraktar, Alemdar (Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering)
Bakir, Pelin Gundes (The Grand National Assembly of Turkey)
Turker, Temel (Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering)
Altunisik, Ahmet Can (Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering)
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Steel and Composite Structures / v.16, no.1, 2014 , pp. 21-44 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study is to determine the dynamic characteristics of long reinforced concrete highway bridges with post-tension tendons using analytical and experimental methods. It is known that the deck length and height of bridges are affected the dynamic characteristics considerably. For this purpose, Berta Bridge constructed in deep valley, in Artvin, Turkey, is selected as an application. The Bridge has two piers with height of 109.245 m and 85.193 m, and the total length of deck is 340.0 m. Analytical and experimental studies are carried out on Berta Bridge which was built in accordance with the balanced cantilever method. Finite Element Method (FEM) and Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) which considers ambient vibration data were used in analytical and experimental studies, respectively. Finite element model of the bridge is created by using SAP2000 program to obtain analytical dynamic characteristics such as the natural frequencies and mode shapes. The ambient vibration tests are performed using Operational Modal Analysis under wind and human loads. Enhanced Frequency Domain Decomposition (EFDD) and Stochastic Subspace Identification (SSI) methods are used to obtain experimental dynamic characteristics like natural frequencies, mode shapes and damping ratios. At the end of the study, analytical and experimental dynamic characteristic are compared with each other and the finite element model of the bridge was updated considering the material properties and boundary conditions. It is emphasized that Operational Modal Analysis method based on the ambient vibrations can be used safely to determine the dynamic characteristics, to update the finite element models, and to monitor the structural health of long reinforced concrete highway bridges constructed with the balanced cantilever method.
Keywords
operational modal analysis; dynamic characteristics; balanced cantilever concrete bridges; finite element model updating; structural health monitoring of bridge;
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