Inverse Estimations of Dynamic Stiffness of Highway Bridge Embankment from Earthquake Records
Publication: Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 19, Issue 8
Abstract
In this paper, the dynamic self-optimizing inverse method (Self-OPTIM) has been proposed to inversely estimate model parameters by using structural responses under dynamic loadings such as earthquakes. The proposed dynamic Self-OPTIM requires only acceleration records at the ground boundary support and a certain number of internal degrees of freedom. Unlike other signal matching approaches used in model updating, dynamic Self-OPTIM automatically minimizes an implicit objective function defined as a function of internal full-field stresses and strains. By use of the dynamic Self-OPTIM, dynamic stiffness model parameters of bridge embankments and a group of piles at the bottom of the central pier were successfully identified by using in situ earthquake records. The identified dynamic stiffness values of the embankment with abutment and piles are then compared with those estimated from the response of three-dimensional finite-element dynamic steady-state analysis and values from the literature. Validation tests with new earthquake records have also been demonstrated. Results from sensitivity analyses could reasonably identify critical parameters that mostly influence dynamic response under the given earthquake loading.
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Acknowledgments
This research is supported by the New Faculty Startup Fund from the University of Akron. The authors are grateful for this support.
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Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 19 • Issue 8 • August 2014
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Received: May 4, 2012
Accepted: Dec 27, 2012
Published online: Dec 29, 2012
Discussion open until: Jun 7, 2014
Published in print: Aug 1, 2014
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