Investigation of the Stiffness of a Specially Strengthened Bridge When Crossed by Very Heavy Vehicles – A Case Study
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https://doi.org/10.7250/bjrbe.2024-19.625Keywords:
deflection measurement, overweight transport, road bridge, strengthening, weigh-in-motionAbstract
The measurement of bridge deflection induced by a motor vehicle is an effective way of verifying the weight of the vehicle, and even of determining the layout of its axles. If the vehicle’s weight and the impacts of its individual axles are known, deflection measurements can be used to verify the stiffness of the bridge structure and to evaluate the effectiveness of steel-concrete composite span integration. The bridge in this case study had been specially permanently adapted to carrying very heavy loads, generated by overweight transports reaching the total weight of a few to over 10 MN. The results of measurements of span deflections induced by a heavy vehicle and the way they were used to assess the weight of another overweight transport unit crossing the bridge are presented in the paper. The existing strengthening of the bridge has been found to be universal and effective for various overweight transports.
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Machelski, C., & Hildebrand, M. (2021). Cable-stayed bridge loads caused by traffic congestion on the deck measured with bridge monitoring system. Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 16(2), 66–89. https://doi.org/10.7250/bjrbe.2021-16.524
Macioszek, E. (2020). Oversize cargo transport in road transport – Problems and issues. Sci. J. Silesian Univ. Technol. Ser. Transp., 108, 133–140. https://doi.org/10.20858/sjsutst.2020.108.12
Mohammed, O., González, A., & Cantero, D. (2018). Dynamic impact of heavy long vehicles with equally spaced axles on short-span highway bridges. The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 13(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3846/bjrbe.2018.382
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Orkisz, J. (1998). Finite difference method. In M. Kleiber (Ed.), Handbook of computational solid mechanics (Part III). Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
Petru, J., & Krivda, V. (2017). Height and width parameters for ensuring passage of excessive loads on roads. Acta Polytechnica, 57(3), 209–217. https://doi.org/10.14311/AP.2017.57.0209
Petru, J., & Krivda, V. (2021). The transport of oversized cargoes from the perspective of sustainable transport infrastructure in cities. Sustainability, 13(1), Article 5524. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13105524
Vrábel, J., Loman, M., Paľo, J., Šarkan, B., & Hudcovský, A. (2022). Evaluation of the safety of overweight and/or oversized traffic based on the analysis of lateral acceleration during transport. IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1247, Article 012040. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/1247/1/012040
Wood, S. M, Akinci, N. O., Liu, J., & Bowman, M. D. (2007). Long-term effects of super heavy-weight vehicles on bridges. Joint Transportation Research Program FHWA/IN/JTRP-2007/10, Final Report, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jtrp/236/
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Machelski, C., Hildebrand, M., & Kliński, M. (2024). Investigation of the Stiffness of a Specially Strengthened Bridge When Crossed by Very Heavy Vehicles – A Case Study. The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 19(1), 1-33. https://doi.org/10.7250/bjrbe.2024-19.625
