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Structural performance assessment and fatigue analysis of a railway bridge
Increased economic activity in South Africa has put pressure on both rail and road transportation systems. In particular, there is a need to increase loading on the rail systems. The railway network consists of a number of steel bridges approaching the end of their design life. The fitness of these bridges to carry higher loads needs to be assessed. The present paper describes a systematic procedure for the condition assessment of a 100 year old wrought iron railway bridge. Experimental modal analysis techniques were used to calibrate the finite-element model. The calibrated model was used to predict the behaviour of the bridge under proposed loading regimes. Strain measurements were taken at selected locations and were used to assess the fatigue life of the bridge. This work demonstrates the effectiveness of combining experimental modal analysis with actual structural response from live loading for condition assessment and performance prediction.
Structural performance assessment and fatigue analysis of a railway bridge
Increased economic activity in South Africa has put pressure on both rail and road transportation systems. In particular, there is a need to increase loading on the rail systems. The railway network consists of a number of steel bridges approaching the end of their design life. The fitness of these bridges to carry higher loads needs to be assessed. The present paper describes a systematic procedure for the condition assessment of a 100 year old wrought iron railway bridge. Experimental modal analysis techniques were used to calibrate the finite-element model. The calibrated model was used to predict the behaviour of the bridge under proposed loading regimes. Strain measurements were taken at selected locations and were used to assess the fatigue life of the bridge. This work demonstrates the effectiveness of combining experimental modal analysis with actual structural response from live loading for condition assessment and performance prediction.
Structural performance assessment and fatigue analysis of a railway bridge
Moyo, Pilate (author) / Tait, Robert (author)
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering ; 6 ; 647-660
2010-10-01
14 pages
Article (Journal)
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