Damage diagnosis in bridge structures using rotation influence line: Validation on a cable-stayed bridge

MM Alamdari, K Kildashti, B Samali, HV Goudarzi - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
This study proposes a new damage identification technique for condition assessment of
bridge structures. The method is based on the concept of rotation influence line (RIL) at the …

Virtual axle method for bridge weigh-in-motion systems requiring no axle detector

W He, T Ling, EJ OBrien, L Deng - Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
Bridge weigh-in-motion (BWIM) systems provide an effective approach to identifying the axle
and gross vehicle weights of vehicles as they travel over an instrumented bridge. For the …

Comprehensive study of moving load identification on bridge structures using the explicit form of Newmark-β method: Numerical and experimental studies

S Pourzeynali, X Zhu, A Ghari Zadeh, M Rashidi… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bridge infrastructures are continuously subject to degradation due to aging and excess
loading, placing users at risk. It has now become a major concern worldwide, where the …

Extraction of influence line through a fitting method from bridge dynamic response induced by a passing vehicle

NB Wang, LX He, WX Ren, TL Huang - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
The bridge influence line (IL) is widely used in structural evaluation, damage identification,
model updating, and other applications. The IL curve of an existing bridge is usually different …

Development of a bridge weigh-in-motion method considering the presence of multiple vehicles

SZ Chen, G Wu, DC Feng - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
These days, bridge weigh-in-motion (B-WIM) method has become a promising and useful
technique in the bridge maintenance. Through a B-WIM method, the information of traffic can …

Identification of vehicular axle weights with a bridge weigh-in-motion system considering transverse distribution of wheel loads

H Zhao, N Uddin, EJ O'Brien, X Shao… - Journal of Bridge …, 2014 - ascelibrary.org
A modified two-dimensional (2D) Moses algorithm for acquiring the field-calibrated influence
line (IL) of an existing bridge is presented, based on strain data acquired continuously at a …

Moving load test-based rapid bridge capacity evaluation through actual influence line

NB Wang, W Shen, C Guo, HP Wan - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
With increasing service times and performance deteriorations, the cost of inspecting and
maintaining aged bridges increases dramatically, and becomes a massive challenge. There …

Novel methodology for identifying the weight of moving vehicles on bridges using structural response pattern extraction and deep learning algorithms

Y Zhou, Y Pei, S Zhou, Y Zhao, J Hu, W Yi - Measurement, 2021 - Elsevier
Acquiring the weights of moving vehicles on bridges is crucial for structural performance
assessment, as well as for bridge operating and maintenance strategies. Due to the high …

Simplified portable bridge weigh-in-motion system using accelerometers

H Sekiya, K Kubota, C Miki - Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
Monitoring traffic loads is crucial for effective steel bridge maintenance because fatigue
damage in steel bridges is caused by the long-term cumulative effect of traffic loads. This …

Bridge weigh-in-motion considering dynamic response in observation noise with application to multiple driving conditions

I Yoshida, S Mustafa, K Maruyama, H Sekiya - Structural Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
In addition to causing a static response when traversing a bridge, moving vehicles also
produce a dynamic response, which is thought to be one of the factors adversely affecting …