Structural Dynamics of Bridges Under the Coupling Effect of Windmills and Bridges

Authors

  • Guoqing Huang Guangdong Provincial Institute of Transportation Planning and Design Group Co., Ltd., 510507, China
  • Na Ren Guangdong Heli civil Engineering Co., 511400, China
  • Hengbin Zheng College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/ejcm2642-2085.31563

Keywords:

Bridge dynamic response, wind-vehicle-bridge coupling, optimization of mechanical parameters, multi-step iterative method, vibration test

Abstract

To analyze the coupled dynamics effects of existing railroad frame bridge structures under the action of traffic, a coupled train-ballast track-suspension bridge girder-soil dynamics model is established based on railroad large system dynamics and finite element theory. The joint ABAQUS-MATLAB simulation, time-varying coupling, and multi-step dynamic iterative solution strategies are introduced to numerically simulate the mechanical properties of existing railroad structures under the coupled effects of wind loads and traffic action. Specifically, (1) a dichotomous method is proposed to investigate the static behavior of the bridge in the bridge-forming state, and the maximum upper arch of the stiffened girder is 3.67 cm, which occurs at about 1/4 and 3/4 positions of the main span, and the lower deflection of the side span is larger, and the maximum lower deflection occurs at 11.04 cm in the span of the 110 m side span. The vertical acceleration in the span increases immediately with the maximum peak of 30 cm/s2, while the lateral acceleration is maintained within 20 cm/s22. (2) The effects of the stiffness of the rail fasteners and the bridge plate support stiffness on the dynamics were studied. (3) The results of the time-domain analysis are in general agreement with the simulation data, except for the error of the ambient vibration background existing at the peak. The correctness of the simulation model is verified.

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Author Biographies

Guoqing Huang, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Transportation Planning and Design Group Co., Ltd., 510507, China

Guoqing Huang received his master’s degree in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering from South China University of Technology in 2009, and then worked as a bridge engineering designer in Guangdong Provincial Institute of Transportation Planning and Design Group Co., Ltd., and was awarded Senior Engineer.

Na Ren, Guangdong Heli civil Engineering Co., 511400, China

Na Ren received her master’s degree in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering from Chang’an University in 2010, and then worked as a bridge engineering designer in Guangdong Provincial Institute of Transportation Planning and Design Group Co. for three years, and was awarded to Intermediate Engineer in 2013. Then, worked as a bridge engineering designer in Guangdong Heli civil Engineering Co.

Hengbin Zheng, College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China

Hengbin Zheng received his PhD in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering from South China University of Technology in 2016, and then worked as a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at South China Agricultural University. His research areas include wind-vehicle-bridge coupled vibration system, bridge construction monitoring and control, and structural health monitoring.

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Published

2023-05-03

How to Cite

Huang, G. ., Ren, N. ., & Zheng, H. . (2023). Structural Dynamics of Bridges Under the Coupling Effect of Windmills and Bridges. European Journal of Computational Mechanics, 31(5-6), 601–620. https://doi.org/10.13052/ejcm2642-2085.31563

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Data-Driven Modeling and Simulation – Theory, Methods & Applications