DYNAMIC FIELD TEST OF A FLEXIBLE SIMPLE SPAN BRIDGE

Bridge engineering has shown considerable interest in the dynamic response of both simple span and continuous span bridges for a number of years. This paper discusses a study initiated by the Virginia Transportation Research Council to investigate, both experimentally and analytically, the dynamic response of a recently constructed bridge to heavy vehicular traffic. The results of the study are described, including the instrumentation, data analysis and conclusions of the field investigation, and the finite element model of the bridge and predicted analytical results.

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• Corporate Authors:

  CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING

  2050 MANSFIELD STREET, 700
  MONTREAL, QUEBEC  Canada  H3A 1Z2
• Authors:
  • Barton, F W
  • Yen, W H
  • Baber, T T
  • McKeel, W T
• Conference:
  • Developments in Short and Medium Span Bridge Engineering. Third International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
  • Date: 1990-8-7 to 1990-8-10
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 521-530

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridge engineering; Continuous girder bridges; Dynamic tests; Field tests; Flexible structures; Heavy vehicles; Information processing; Instrumented vehicles
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00819764
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0921303149
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 24 2001 12:00AM