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Nov 1, 1999
Fatigue Testing of Traffic Tunnel Panels
Authors: F. B. G. Van Rickstal, D. A. Van Gemert, and M. BonheureAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 13, Issue 4
Abstract
An original method is presented for fatigue testing of tunnel panels that are dynamically loaded by pressure waves caused by car and truck traffic. The dynamic pressure load on the tunnel walls is measured at the site and simulated in a real-size laboratory testing procedure, in which pressure and suction loads are generated by a bellow system. The bellow system simulates the maximum loads caused by vans and small trucks. Additionally, a high frequency load is applied by means of a vibrator placed in the antinode of the most important mode shape of the panel system. The loading frequency is imposed close to the corresponding natural frequency of the panel and fixation system. In this vibration loading, the behavior of the panel system during the real life span is controlled. The testing system allows for optimization of both the panel composition and the attachment system.
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Received: Apr 27, 1998
Published online: Nov 1, 1999
Published in print: Nov 1999
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F. B. G. Van Rickstal
D. A. Van Gemert
M. Bonheure
Res. Engr., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven, de Croylaan 2, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven, de Croylaan 2, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Tech. Mgr., Promat, Part of the Eternit Group, Kuiermanstraat 1, 1880 Kapelle o/d Bos, Belgium.
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