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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sss.2020.25.1.023

Temperature analysis of a long-span suspension bridge based on a time-varying solar radiation model  

Xia, Qi (Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Engineering Mechanics, Southeast University)
Liu, Senlin (Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Engineering Mechanics, Southeast University)
Zhang, Jian (Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Engineering Mechanics, Southeast University)
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Smart Structures and Systems / v.25, no.1, 2020 , pp. 23-35 More about this Journal
Abstract
It is important to take into account the thermal behavior in assessing the structural condition of bridges. An effective method of studying the temperature effect of long-span bridges is numerical simulation based on the solar radiation models. This study aims to develop a time-varying solar radiation model which can consider the real-time weather changes, such as a cloud cover. A statistical analysis of the long-term monitoring data is first performed, especially on the temperature data between the south and north anchors of the bridge, to confirm that temperature difference can be used to describe real-time weather changes. Second, a defect in the traditional solar radiation model is detected in the temperature field simulation, whereby the value of the turbidity coefficient tu is subjective and cannot be used to describe the weather changes in real-time. Therefore, a new solar radiation model with modified turbidity coefficient γ is first established on the temperature difference between the south and north anchors. Third, the temperature data of several days are selected for model validation, with the results showing that the simulated temperature distribution is in good agreement with the measured temperature, while the calculated results by the traditional model had minor errors because the turbidity coefficient tu is uncertainty. In addition, the vertical and transverse temperature gradient of a typical cross-section and the temperature distribution of the tower are also studied.
Keywords
solar radiation; turbidity coefficient; heat-transfer analysis; temperature distribution; structural health monitoring;
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