Damage Identification of Tie-Down Cables in Cable-Stayed Bridges Using Vehicle-Induced Displacement
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 35, Issue 3
Abstract
Tie-down cables are critical components of uplift-restraint bearings in bridges. Damage of a tie-down cable substantially affects the safety of a bridge and driving conditions. In this study, a damage identification method for the tie-down cable in cable-stayed bridges is developed by using vehicle-induced displacement. First, a vehicle-induced displacement is derived through theoretical mechanical analysis. By introducing an area reduction factor for the tie-down cable, a displacement-based damage index is proposed, and the changing regularity of the proposed damage index is comprehensively illustrated in different damage cases. Then, the numerical simulation with the corresponding area reduction of the tie-down cable is implemented for a cable-stayed bridge to validate the rationality of the damage index. The results demonstrate that the proposed damage index is not affected by the weight of the vehicles and is effective in detecting the area reduction of tie-down cables without the information of vehicle weights. The changing regularity of the damage index can reflect the damage cases of tie-down cables. For the actual application of the proposed method, the damage index possessing a minimum initial value, which is obtained when vehicles pass in the outermost lane of a bridge, is optimum.
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All data, models, or code generated or used during the study are available from the corresponding author by request.
Acknowledgments
This research work was jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51625802, 51978128, and 52078102), the LiaoNing Revitalization Talents Program (Grant No. XLYC1802035), and the Foundation for High Level Talent Innovation Support Program of Dalian (Grant No. 2017RD03).
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Received: May 1, 2020
Accepted: Jan 15, 2021
Published online: Mar 31, 2021
Published in print: Jun 1, 2021
Discussion open until: Aug 31, 2021
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