Phase II: Chulitna River Bridge Structurally Health Monitoring

Authors

• J. Leroy Hulsey
• Feng Xiao
• J. Daniel Dolan

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Description

This study is phase 2 of a two phase research project. In Phase 1 a structural health monitoring system (SHMS) was installed on the Chulitna River Bridge. This bridge is 790 feet long, 42 foot 2 inches wide and has 5 spans. As part of that effort, three loaded dump trucks were used to conduct seventeen static and dynamic loadings on the structure. In addition to studying the bridge using SHMS, two ambient free vibration tests were conducted a year apart by. In 1993, the deck on this 1970 five span bridge was widened from 34-feet to a 42 foot 2 inch concrete deck. Increased load was accounted for by strengthening two variable depth exterior girders and converting interior stringers to interior truss girders. Construction documents for the upgrade called for stage construction. At the time of this study, the bridge had five bearings that were not in contact with the superstructure. Feasibility of using Structural Health Monitoring Systems (SHMS) for Alaska Highway Bridges was examined. Also, SHMS data for the load tests of Phase 1 were used to calibrate a three-dimensional model (FEM) to predict response and conduct a 2014 Operating Load Rating.

Publication Date

1-17-2015

Keywords

Instrumentation (Esxj), Sensors (Dmgu), Testing (G), Finite Element Method (Gej), Load factor (Rkmyim), Structural health monitoring (Grs)

Recommended Citation

Hulsey, J. Leroy; Xiao, Feng; and Dolan, J. Daniel, "Phase II: Chulitna River Bridge Structurally Health Monitoring" (2015). INE Project Reports. 66.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaf_ine_project_reports/66

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10375