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Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of civil engineering structures is experiencing an increasing progress in the last decades. The present work focuses on the static behavior of a highway bridge due to environmental temperature effects. The goal of the present study was to test the applicability of the satellite-based synthetic aperture radar interferometry (InSAR) for deformation monitoring of a large, curved highway bridge and to compare the obtained results with alternative measurement techniques like classical geodesy surveying and with an advanced computer simulation. Such a comparison is quite rare and provides an important insight into the accuracy, efficiency and limitations of the InSAR technique in the context of SHM. Especially interesting was the question whether the InSAR technique is suitable for blind monitoring of a cluster of bridges in the region of interest. The present study shows that a pre-knowledge about each structure can be very important for a reliable interpretation of the InSAR measurement results. The second challenge of the study was to overcome several objective difficulties of combining and comparing quite different monitoring techniques that result from different sampling rates, measurement points and other specific features and sensitivities. Nevertheless, a suitable approach has been developed and implemented in the present study for the InSAR and total station measurements, providing new results and important knowledge about novel SHM techniques.
Integral bridge with RS-Overpass technology : step into the future of standard highway overpasses
(2023)
Starting from Germany, the VFT bridge girder technology (prefabricated composite beam) has spread in several European countries in the last decades as further development of the standard steel-concrete composite solution. Its configuration fits perfectly to integral frame bridges built over existing infrastructure with the scope to minimize the traffic disturbance. In this paper a further development with the focus on cost efficiency in span ranges of 40-55 m is proposed: the RS-Overpass technology. The change consists in using standard rolled sections by adapting them into the integral frame bridge configuration, further enhancing the structural efficiency with the benefits of high-steel strength. The constructive details to achieve the polygonal form have been studied to allow easy fabrication and a maximal clearance height over highway traffic lanes. The RS-Overpass solution is conceived as the economic option of standard highway overpasses, with the aim of a overall construction cost reduction of 5%. The possibility of weathering steel or hot-dip galvanization create the unique offer for a maintenance-free solution.
Roads overpassing highways or speedways are rather a common case, as such bridges occur in average every 2 km of highways in densely populated areas. Due to the high number and similar boundary conditions, the design and realization tends to be standardized and repetitive. The total length ranges mostly between 40 and 55 m, whereas the construction height is a limiting factor since minimumclearance heights must be guaranteed both for safety as well as for driving comfort. Due to these reasons, highway overpasses have been a field of application where steel-framed composite decks have proventheir efficiency for this task. Starting from Germany, the VFT technology (prefabricated composite beam) has spread in several European countries in the last decades as further development of the standard steel-concrete composite solution. Its configuration fits perfectly to integral frame bridges built over existing infrastructure with the scope to minimize the traffic disturbance. In this paper a further step is proposed: the VFT-RS technology. The change consists in using standard rolled sections by adapting them into the integral frame bridge configuration, further enhancing the structural efficiency with the benefits of high-steel strength. The possibility of weathering steel or hot-dip galvanization create the unique offer of a maintenance-free solution.
Starting from Germany, the VFT® bridge girder technology (prefabricated composite beam) has spread in several European countries in the last decades as further development of the standard steel-concrete composite solution. Its configuration fits perfectly to integral frame bridges built over existing infrastructure with the scope to minimize the traffic disturbance. In this paper a further development with the focus on cost efficiency in span ranges of 40-55 m is proposed: the VFT-RS technology. The change consists in using standard rolled sections by adapting them into the integral frame bridge configuration, further enhancing the structural efficiency with the benefits of high- steel strength. The constructive details to achieve the polygonal form have been studied to allow easy fabrication and a maximal clearance height over highway traffic lanes. The VFT-RS solution is conceived as the economic option of standard highway overpasses, with the aim of an overall construction cost reduction of 5%.