in this paper, full scale load test of a horizontally curved steel box-girder bridge is carried out in order to detect structural defects, which reportedly result in unwanted vibrations in nearby buildings. the bridge is tested under the passage of six heavy vehicles at different speeds, so as to determine its static and dynamic responses. a total number of one hundred and two (102) sensors are...

Nowadays, vehicle-induced vibration is a subject matter interest in the bridge monitoring field. As compared to other types of excitation such as earthquake and accidental impact, the vehicle-induced vibration is often being less considered during the design process of the bridge. The newly implementedcode also does not emphasize on the vibration check for vehicular bridge and requires the engi...

INTRODUCTION The lower ratio of dead load to live load than existing multi-girder bridges, wide girder spacing and simplified structural system of the twin-girder bridges can give rise to change of dynamic characteristics of the bridges. Wider girder spacing and changing of dynamic features will also effect on a vibration serviceability of the bridges. What is worse, according to running vehicl...

A detailed investigation into the analysis of beams with different boundary conditions. carrying either a moving mass or force is performed. Analytical and numerical techniques for determination of the dynamic behavior of beams due to a concentrated travelling force or mass are presented. The transformation of the familiar Euler-Bernoulli thin beam equation into a series of ordinary differentia...

one of the new methods for electrical powering of the bridge health monitoring systems is applying energy harvesting systems using bridge vibration. in this method, the piezoelectric material is employed for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy. the advantage of this method is based on not implementing the battery charging system. in previous research, some studies have been done...

Vibration phenomena that might be modelled well using linear vibration theory include small amplitude vibrations of long, slender objects like long bridges, aeroplane wings, and helicopter blades; small rocking motions of ships in calm waters; the simplest whirling motions of flexible shafts, and so on. However, interactions between bridges and foundations, between wings/blades and air, between...

Many researches have been currently conducted on the effects of fault distance on structures revealing that their seismic response can differ according to their distance from the fault. Suspension bridges due to their long period and high flexibility can be more sensitive to this phenomenon, especially in vertical vibration. Since the engineers tend to use longer spans, the length factor should...