Correlation-Based Estimation Method for Cable-Stayed Bridge Girder Deflection Variability under Thermal Action
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 32, Issue 5
Abstract
Thermal actions have a great influence on the girder deflection variability of long-span cable-stayed bridges. The main objective of this study is to investigate the variability of the bridge girder deflection under thermal actions. A monitoring-based analysis of thermal actions and temperature-induced bridge girder deflection for a combined highway and railway cable-stayed bridge has been carried out; the correlation between the girder deflections at different positions is analyzed; a detailed analysis on the correlation between the structural temperature and the girder deflections has also been performed. Furthermore, the double thresholds with a specific probability for the deflection estimates are proposed. It is revealed that a strong linear relationship exists between the structural temperature and girder deflections. The proposed method can provide good estimates of the bridge girder deflections based on long-term monitoring temperature data.
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Acknowledgments
The writers gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51708088 and 51625802), the 973 Program (Grant No. 2015CB060000), the Found of Key laboratory of concrete and prestressed concrete structure of Ministry of Education (Grant No. CPCSME2016-04), and the Foundation for High Level Talent Innovation Support Program of Dalian (Grant No. 2017RD03).
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 32 • Issue 5 • October 2018
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Received: Jul 29, 2017
Accepted: Apr 16, 2018
Published online: Jul 24, 2018
Published in print: Oct 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Dec 24, 2018
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