Download or read book Estimating the Load Rating of Reinforced Concrete Bridges Without Plans written by Edgardo Ruiz and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are over 250,000 reinforced concrete bridges in the U.S. many of which do not have a load rating on record nor the plans required to perform the calculations. The U.S. Army owns and maintains hundreds of these bridges throughout the U.S. This dissertation describes the development of multiple regression models to estimate the load rating of reinforced concrete bridges. An exploratory data analysis of the 2017 NBI data was performed for the selection of a representative data sample. The data was found to have multiple errors and required significant processing in order to extract a reliable sample for modeling. After processing, a data sample of 31,112 bridges remained, providing sufficient sample for model training and testing. A six-variable model (Model A) was determined to provide the best performance while maintaining a desired low level of complexity. The model was tested by comparing the percentage of cases that fell within its 95% prediction interval, which resulted in 94.9% of the real values falling within the prediction interval. Given the concerns that arose of the quality of the 2017 NBI data during its exploration, as built-drawings from 50 slab bridges throughout the U.S. were collected. With these drawings a new data sample was generated by calculating the load rating of each bridge. Availability of the as-built drawings provided the opportunity to investigate other variables not available in the 2017 NBI, most notably the slab thickness. This data sample was significantly smaller than the previous one, therefore a repeated 10-fold cross-validation approach was taken to evaluate model performance. It was determined that a five-variable model (Model B) provided the best trade-off between complexity and performance. Model B performed significantly better than Model A due to the inclusion of the slab thickness variable. The models presented in this dissertation provide a valuable tool for reinforced concrete bridge owners tasked with the assigning a load rating when no structural plans are available helping.

Download or read book A Procedure for Load Rating Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridges Without Plans written by Alain Michael Cuaron and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridges without plans are a problem in the state of New Mexico since standard bridge load rating techniques cannot be used due to the lack of design plans and documentation that contains the required information such as the amount and location of the reinforcement. A research project was conducted for the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) to provide an effective method to load rate reinforced concrete slab bridges without plans using both structural analysis and non-destructive experimental techniques. This thesis presents the evaluation of two simple-span and two continuous-span reinforced concrete slab bridges. Bridge 8486 is a simple-span reinforced concrete slab bridge located in Albuquerque, NM. The bridge was built in 1984. According to the most current bridge inspection report for the bridge, the bridge had a satisfactory condition rating for the deck and superstructure and a good condition rating for the substructure. The bottom reinforcement layout was determined using a Hilti Ferroscan along with an AASHTO-based required steel area estimate while the material properties were determined based on the age of the bridge. The final load ratings from an AASHTOWare BrR analysis show that Bridge 8486 is capable of carrying an HS-20 vehicle safely. Bridge 8282 is a simple-span reinforced concrete slab that was built in 1976. The bridge is located in Albuquerque, NM. The bridge has a satisfactory condition rating for the deck and superstructure while the substructure was given a fair condition rating based on the most current bridge inspection report. The bottom reinforcement layout and material properties were estimated similarly to Bridge 8486. The final BrR load ratings show that the bridge has a load carrying capacity that can safely carry an HS-20 vehicle. Bridge 8827 is a three-span continuous reinforced concrete slab bridge. The bridge was built in 1991 in Albuquerque, NM. The deck, superstructure and substructure were given a fair condition rating in the most current bridge inspection report. Like Bridge 8486 and Bridge 8282, the bottom reinforcement was estimated using a Hilti Ferroscan, however, the scanner did not provide enough data to estimate the top reinforcement layout. Therefore, the top reinforcement layout was estimated using a combination of AASHTO, a top to bottom steel area ratio assumption (i.e., steel area for the top of the slab above the pier is 10% larger than the bottom steel area at midspan), and the Hilti Ferroscan results. Based on the final BrR load ratings, the bridge can carry an HS-20 vehicle safely. Bridge 7489 is a two-span continuous reinforced concrete slab bridge. The bridge was built in 1964 in Albuquerque, NM. The bridge had satisfactory condition ratings for the deck, superstructure, and substructure. The bottom and top reinforcement layout were estimated using the Hilti Ferroscan along with the required steel area estimation following AASHTO. The bridge load rating from BrR showed that the bridge could carry an HS-20 vehicle.

Download or read book Evaluating Bridge Performance Load Rating Bridges Without Plans and Experimental Displacement Influence Lines written by Jun Huang and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the best alternatives for bridges which need accurate load rating, is through field testing. Presented in this dissertation are two studies on evaluating the performance of bridges based on the results of a diagnostic load test. The first topic is focused on load rating bridges without plans using the results of a diagnostic test. The second topic is focused on utilizing measured displacements from a field test to evaluate the bridge performance.

Download or read book Load Rating Strategies for Bridges with Limited Or Missing As built Information written by Devin K. Harris and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Load rating is the process of determining the safe load-carrying capacity of a bridge; however, when plans and details are insufficient to determine the overall capacity of the structure, alternative methods must be used to infer what the live load capacity is. Two viable methods allowed by the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation are the commonly used but subjective engineering judgement and the experimentally based proof testing. However, these methods suffer from limitations. Engineering judgement typically is not based on physical phenomena and creates a degree of risk in unconservative estimates or unnecessarily restricts traffic and commerce if estimates are overly conservative. On the contrary, proof testing can cause damage during testing, tends to be expensive, and cannot be extrapolated to future performance. Thus, the objective of this study was to develop rational engineering approaches for load rating structures within the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) inventory for which limited as-built information is available. The initial phase of the investigation focused on categorizing the VDOT inventory to determine the types of structures that are likely to be missing information necessary for an analytical load rating, which were identified to be short span reinforced concrete slab or T-beam designs. Subsequent phases emphasized two main approaches to load rating: (i) structural identification frameworks based on finite element model updating; and (ii) leveraged vibration response characterization. Both approaches emphasized estimating unknown characteristics of these types of structures for use in a traditional analytical load rating. These unknown parameters include modulus of elasticity and strength of concrete as well as cross-sectional area of steel reinforcement. These estimates can ultimately be used to provide a rational estimate of load ratings. All approaches were evaluated on two slab and two T-beam structures in varying condition states, which had sufficient plans available, but were treated as having varying degrees of unknown details. The results illustrated that the finite element model updating method generated load ratings that were within 0% to -17% of the load ratings developed according to conventional calculations, with negative differences indicating lower rating factor estimates; and the vibration-based simplified method led to results with a percent difference ranging from 16% to -16%. It was also shown that instrumenting bridges with a limited number of sensors is sufficient for successful implementation of the developed methods. The results from the study have been synthesized into recommendations for VDOT to perform load ratings of structures with insufficient plans or information, with the goal of minimizing the degree and complexity of experimental measurement as well as simplifying the tools for performing the analyses of these structures as much as feasible.

Download or read book Load Rating of Flat Slab Bridges Without Plans written by Shobha Kanta Subedi and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, there is a large number of reinforced concrete flat slab bridges, which were constructed during 1900's and are still in service. The state Departments of Transportation (DOT) do not have necessary information of design details, and properties of materials used during the construction of those old flat slab bridges. Those old bridges are not designed to support the current traffic. Therefore, they might have certain issues regarding durability, strength and safety. Nowadays, the visual inspection techniques followed by AASHTO guidelines are used for the evaluation of current load carrying capacity of concrete flat slab bridges. Such techniques or guidelines may overestimate or underestimate the load bearing capacity, and may not represent the actual capacity. The load bearing capacity of structures depends upon the physical dimensions and properties of materials from which they were built. In this research, the unknown parameters, such as clear cover, size, bar spacing and compressive strength of the concrete, were determined by using simple non-destructive tests on existing bridges. For a simple non-destructive test, Profoscope and Schmidt hammer were used to run the test in the field. By using the field data, three dimensional finite element analysis of a flat slab bridge was performed in ANSYS to determine deflection at the mid-point of a concrete flat slab bridge under a truck load. In the analysis, the truck load position which would results the maximum displacement at mid-point of bottom face was used as a critical load position. The load was increased up to a point that produces the deflection close to the maximum allowable value according to AASHTO Section 2.5.2.6.2 criteria. The load corresponding to the maximum allowable deflection on the existing bridge is used to calculate the rating factor of the bridge. The Ohio legal load vehicle of gross weight 30 kip having the truck load designation of OH-2F1 is considered for this research. The rating factor is determined as the ratio of truckload that produce the maximum allowable midpoint deflection to the original designated truck load. The research outcome will provide guidelines to evaluate the load rating factor of existing flat slab bridges without plans.

Download or read book Evaluation and Load Rating of a Prestressed Concrete Double T beam Bridge and a Prestressed Concrete I girder Bridge Without Design Plans written by Carlos Victor Aguilar and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridges without design plans are an existing problem as conventional load rating techniques cannot be utilized when there is no design documentation available to indicate the amount and location of reinforcement. A project was conducted for the New Mexico Department of Transportation to evaluate bridges without plans with various superstructures (T-beam, I-girder, and box girder) using advanced structural analysis and non-destructive experimental methods, with the goal of developing specific load rating procedures. This study presents two of the bridges that were evaluated. Bridge 7701 is a prestressed concrete double T-beam bridge located in Doña Ana County, NM. Upon inspection, it was discovered that many of the shear keys connecting the bridge beams were damaged or missing. Prestressing strand estimates were made based on Magnel diagrams and verified with a Hilti Ferroscan system. Diagnostic load testing was performed to determine the impact of the damaged shear keys on the live load distribution of the bridge. The results were then used to plan and conduct a proof test. Final legal load rating factors were subsequently determined from the proof test, and compared with the results from an AASHTOWare BrR load rating analysis. The final load rating factors show that Bridge 7701 needs to be load posted. Bridge 8588 is a prestressed concrete I-girder bridge located in Eddy County, NM. Similar to Bridge 7701, Magnel diagrams were used to develop prestressing strand estimates (based on composite and non-composite behavior) and attempts were made to verify layouts using a Hilti Ferroscan system. Since no significant girder damage was found during the inspection, no diagnostic load test was performed. Only a proof test was conducted and the results were used to compute load rating factors. The factors from the proof test were subsequently checked with the AASHTOWare BrR results, and final legal load rating factors were determined showing that Bridge 8588 does not need to be load posted. Using the evaluation procedures developed for Bridges 7701 and 8588, as well as three other bridges that were separately evaluated in this project, a final implementation plan for load rating prestressed concrete bridges without plans is presented.

Download or read book Evaluation of a Prestressed Concrete T beam Bridge and a Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridge Without Design Plans written by Yongguan Ouyang and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two bridge structures were selected for evaluation to develop load rating procedures for concrete bridges without design plans in New Mexico. Analytical and experimental methods were applied in this study. In-depth field measurements were conducted for both bridges to obtain the sizes and properties of the structural and non-structural components. Bridge 8761 is a simple-supported, prestressed concrete T-beam located in Dõna Aña County, New Mexico. Prestressing strand estimates were based on Magnel diagrams and verified with a Hilti Ferroscan system. Concrete strength was assumed based on the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation and verified with a Windsor Probe system. With these data, am AASHTOWare BrR load rating model was built and analyzed. Subsequently, diagnostic and proof load tests were conducted. Load rating factors for legal loads were finally determined based on the proof test and the BrR results. The final load rating factors show that Bridge 8761 does not need to be load posted. Bridge 8676 is simple-supported, reinforced concrete slab bridge located in Grant County, New Mexico. The mild steel reinforced layout (i.e., bottom mat of longitudinal steel) was determined with a Hilti Ferroscan system, and the concrete strength was determined based on the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation and verified with a Windsor Probe system. With these data, load rating factors for legal loads were determined with the AASHTOWare BrR program. Load tests were not conducted for Bridge 8676. Based in the BrR results, Bridge 8676 needs to be posted for legal loads.

Download or read book Load Testing of Bridges written by Eva Lantsoght and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Load Testing of Bridges, featuring contributions from almost fifty authors from around the world across two interrelated volumes, deals with the practical aspects, the scientific developments, and the international views on the topic of load testing of bridges. Volume 13, Load Testing of Bridges: Proof Load Testing and the Future of Load Testing, focuses first on proof load testing of bridges. It discusses the specific aspects of proof load testing during the preparation, execution, and post-processing of such a test (Part 1). The second part covers the testing of buildings. The third part discusses novel ideas regarding measurement techniques used for load testing. Methods using non-contact sensors, such as photography- and video-based measurement techniques are discussed. The fourth part discusses load testing in the framework of reliability-based decision-making and in the framework of a bridge management program. The final part of the book summarizes the knowledge presented across the two volumes, as well as the remaining open questions for research, and provides practical recommendations for engineers carrying out load tests. This work will be of interest to researchers and academics in the field of civil/structural engineering, practicing engineers and road authorities worldwide.

Download or read book Load Testing of Bridges Two Volume Set written by Eva Lantsoght and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-07-30 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Load Testing of Bridges, featuring contributions from almost fifty authors from around the world across two interrelated volumes, deals with the practical aspects, the scientific developments, and the international views on the topic of load testing of bridges. Volume 12, Load Testing of Bridges: Current practice and Diagnostic Load Testing, starts with a background to bridge load testing, including the historical perspectives and evolutions, and the current codes and guidelines that are governing in countries around the world. The second part of the book deals with preparation, execution, and post-processing of load tests on bridges. The third part focuses on diagnostic load testing of bridges. Volume 13, Load Testing of Bridges: Proof Load Testing and the Future of Load Testing, focuses first on proof load testing of bridges. It discusses the specific aspects of proof load testing during the preparation, execution, and post-processing of such a test (Part 1). The second part covers the testing of buildings. The third part discusses novel ideas regarding measurement techniques used for load testing. Methods using non-contact sensors, such as photography- and video-based measurement techniques are discussed. The fourth part discusses load testing in the framework of reliability-based decision-making and in the framework of a bridge management program. The final part of the book summarizes the knowledge presented across the two volumes, as well as the remaining open questions for research, and provides practical recommendations for engineers carrying out load tests. This work will be of interest to researchers and academics in the field of civil/structural engineering, practicing engineers and road authorities worldwide.

Download or read book Determining Material and Geometric Properties of Flat Slab Bridges Without Plans written by Binod Paudel and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), out of approximately 6,550 small span concrete flat slab bridges in Ohio, nearly 1,234 (19%) do not have any plans. Most of these bridges without plans were constructed before 1950s without any anticipation of present day traffic. For convenience and to ensure public safety, the load bearing capacity of those bridges needs to be determined. Load rating of flat slab bridges without plans requires material and geometric properties of the structure. Structural dimensions of the slab, rebar size, spacing and clear cover along with the compressive strength of concrete are the main properties required in load rating of bridges. Compressive strength of concrete as well as size, spacing, and clear cover of rebar are the main challenges to be determined in flat slab bridges without plans. Destructive tests are costly, tedious, and involve risk of losing structural integrity. Therefore, non-destructive test (NDT) tools: Schmidt Hammer and Profoscope have been used in this research to estimate concrete strength and rebar details, respectively. The NDT tools used in this research are simple, quick, cost-effective and easy to use in the field. Nondestructive tests using Schmidt Hammer were conducted on concrete cylinder and beam specimens, while NDTs using Profoscope were conducted on concrete beam specimens in the laboratory. Rebound hammer tests on concrete cylinders were followed by destructive tests in order to correlate between rebound number and compressive strength of concrete cylinders. Following laboratory tests, a field investigation was conducted on TRU-5-28.97 Bridge, which is a flat slab bridge with available construction drawings and was built in 1930. The design drawings of the bridge helped in checking the reliability of Profoscope in determining reinforcement size and spacing. On the other hand, the laboratory established relationship between rebound number and the compressive strength of cylinder specimens was used in determining the compressive strength of concrete in the existing bridge after some correction based on the age of concrete. The compressive strength of concrete in the existing bridge slab is found to be reasonable as compared to the values from the literature reviews. Likewise, reinforcement details estimated using Profoscope were fairly close to the actual values. Profoscope tests significantly save cost and time in estimating area of reinforcing steel as compared to diagnostic tests. The findings from the field investigation will be utilized in load rating of the bridge. It is expected that non-destructive tests used in this research would help engineers estimate the load carrying capacity of concrete flat slab bridges without plans.

Download or read book Load Rating and Evaluation of Two Prestressed Concrete Box Girder Bridges with No Plans Using Non destructive Load Testing written by Dagmawie Degif Shikurye and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridges with no plans are currently an issue in various states including New Mexico as many exist throughout the United States. Since these bridges have no existing plans and documentation, conventional load rating procedures can't be employed. Therefore in this research project, a four step procedure was developed for the load rating of prestressed concrete box girder bridges without plans. First, the total number and eccentricity of the prestressing strands in the bridge beams are estimated using Magnel diagrams. Second, material properties are obtained from the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, AASHTO Standard Specifications, and/or the New Mexico provisions. Second, a Hilti PS 250 Ferroscan is used to detect the steel in the prestressed concrete beams and check the strand estimate and also determine the layout of the shear reinforcement. In addition, the concrete strength is estimated using a Windsor probe. Third, a diagnostic load test is performed to evaluate the in-service behavior and to measure the beam strains under a truck load approximately 60% of the target proof load determined based on the prestressing strand estimate and allowable tensile stress at service. Strain measurements are taken at critical locations to monitor the bridge response during the test. The objectives of this test are to determine the critical transverse truck path (i.e., ones producing the largest measured strains) and compare the measurements with analytical predictions. Fourth, a proof load test is conducted following the critical truck paths and under increasing truck loading until the allowable tensile stress or the target proof load is reached (whichever comes first). Results from the proof test are used to determine rating factors for legal loads. The AASHTOWare BrR software program is also used for purpose of comparison with the rating factors from the proof test. Two prestressed concrete box girder bridges in New Mexico located in Doña Ana County (Bridge 7722) and Bernalillo County (Bridge 8825) were evaluated in this study. For Bridge 7722, the BrR design ratings under HS-20 truck loading were computed as 1.073 and 1.791 at the inventory and operating level, respectively. Inventory and operating factors of 0.882 and 1.403, respectively, were obtained for Bridge 8825. These results, in particular the operating ratings greater than 1.0, provided the needed confidence to proceed with the load tests. Based on the results of the proof tests, rating factors were computed for New Mexico and AASHTO legal loads according to the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluations. The lowest rating factors were 1.09 and 1.17 for Bridge 7722 and Bridge 8825, respectively, which showed that the two bridges did not need to be load posted for legal loads.

Download or read book Diagnostic and Proof Load Tests on Bridges written by Fikret Necati Catbas and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Download or read book The Manual for Bridge Evaluation written by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures and published by AASHTO. This book was released on 2011 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bridge Safety Maintenance Management Life Cycle Resilience and Sustainability written by Joan Ramon Casas and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-06-26 with total page 5491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridge Safety, Maintenance, Management, Life-Cycle, Resilience and Sustainability contains lectures and papers presented at the Eleventh International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2022, Barcelona, Spain, 11–15 July, 2022). This e-book contains the full papers of 322 contributions presented at IABMAS 2022, including the T.Y. Lin Lecture, 4 Keynote Lectures, and 317 technical papers from 36 countries all around the world. The contributions deal with the state-of-the-art as well as emerging concepts and innovative applications related to the main aspects of safety, maintenance, management, life-cycle, resilience, sustainability and technological innovations of bridges. Major topics include: advanced bridge design, construction and maintenance approaches, safety, reliability and risk evaluation, life-cycle management, life-cycle, resilience, sustainability, standardization, analytical models, bridge management systems, service life prediction, structural health monitoring, non-destructive testing and field testing, robustness and redundancy, durability enhancement, repair and rehabilitation, fatigue and corrosion, extreme loads, needs of bridge owners, whole life costing and investment for the future, financial planning and application of information and computer technology, big data analysis and artificial intelligence for bridges, among others. This volume provides both an up-to-date overview of the field of bridge engineering and significant contributions to the process of making more rational decisions on bridge safety, maintenance, management, life-cycle, resilience and sustainability of bridges for the purpose of enhancing the welfare of society. The volume serves as a valuable reference to all concerned with and/or involved in bridge structure and infrastructure systems, including students, researchers and practitioners from all areas of bridge engineering.

Download or read book Maintenance Monitoring Safety Risk and Resilience of Bridges and Bridge Networks written by Tulio Nogueira Bittencourt and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-11-17 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maintenance, Monitoring, Safety, Risk and Resilience of Bridges and Bridge Networks contains the lectures and papers presented at the Eighth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2016), held in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil, 26-30 June, 2016. This volume consists of a book of extended abstracts and a DVD containing the full papers of 369 contributions presented at IABMAS 2016, including the T.Y. Lin Lecture, eight Keynote Lectures, and 360 technical papers from 38 countries. The contributions deal with the state-of-the-art as well as emerging concepts and innovative applications related to all main aspects of bridge maintenance, safety, management, resilience and sustainability. Major topics covered include: advanced materials, ageing of bridges, assessment and evaluation, bridge codes, bridge diagnostics, bridge management systems, composites, damage identification, design for durability, deterioration modeling, earthquake and accidental loadings, emerging technologies, fatigue, field testing, financial planning, health monitoring, high performance materials, inspection, life-cycle performance and cost, load models, maintenance strategies, non-destructive testing, optimization strategies, prediction of future traffic demands, rehabilitation, reliability and risk management, repair, replacement, residual service life, resilience, robustness, safety and serviceability, service life prediction, strengthening, structural integrity, and sustainability. This volume provides both an up-to-date overview of the field of bridge engineering as well as significant contributions to the process of making more rational decisions concerning bridge maintenance, safety, serviceability, resilience, sustainability, monitoring, risk-based management, and life-cycle performance using traditional and emerging technologies for the purpose of enhancing the welfare of society. It will serve as a valuable reference to all involved with bridge structure and infrastructure systems, including students, researchers and engineers from all areas of bridge engineering.

Download or read book Dynamics of Civil Structures Volume 2 written by Shamim Pakzad and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-11 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 2: Proceedings of the 36th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2018, the second volume of nine from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of the Dynamics of Civil Structures, including papers on: Modal Parameter Identification Dynamic Testing of Civil Structures Control of Human Induced Vibrations of Civil Structures Model Updating Damage Identification in Civil Infrastructure Bridge Dynamics Experimental Techniques for Civil Structures Hybrid Simulation of Civil Structures Vibration Control of Civil Structures System Identification of Civil Structures

Download or read book Dynamics of Civil Structures Volume 2 written by Juan Caicedo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 2: Proceedings of the 35th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2017, the second volume of ten from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of the Dynamics of Civil Structures, including papers on: Modal Parameter Identification Dynamic Testing of Civil Structures Control of Human Induced Vibrations of Civil Structures Model Updating Damage Identification in Civil Infrastructure Bridge Dynamics Experimental Techniques for Civil Structures Hybrid Simulation of Civil Structures Vibration Control of Civil Structures System Identification of Civil Structures