Structural performance evaluation of a steel-plate girder bridge using ambient acceleration measurements

Smart Structures and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-298

  Yi, Jin Hak ^a   Cho, Soojin ^b   Koo, Ki Young ^b   Yun, Chung Bang ^b   Kim, Jeong Tae ^c   Lee, Chang Geun ^d   Lee, Won Tae ^d  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Highway Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ambient vibration test; Deflection correction factor; Impact factor; Load carrying capacity; Modal identification; Model updating; Steel plate girder bridge

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); LOAD LIMITS; LOAD TESTING; LOADS (FORCES); PLATE GIRDER BRIDGES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); RAILROAD BRIDGES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRANSDUCERS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

AMBIENT VIBRATION TEST; CORRECTION FACTORS; IMPACT FACTOR; MODAL IDENTIFICATION; MODEL UPDATING; STEEL PLATE GIRDERS;

STEEL BRIDGES;

EID: 34249697681     PISSN: 17381584     EISSN: 17381991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sss.2007.3.3.281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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