Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.235
Pavel Ryjáček , Vladimír Příbramský , Alexey Tretyakov , Tomáš Plachý
The subject of this paper is to summarize the results of the analysis of the Troja footbridge collapse. The analysis included the remains inspection, creation of the numerical models, and analysis of the measurement, done on the bridge. The analysis included the impact of variable influences, including the defect of the tendons. Based on variable methods, the conclusions are given, if the failure could have been detected by used methods.
{"title":"The dynamic analysis of the Troja footbridge – the analysis of the possibility of the early warning before the collapse","authors":"Pavel Ryjáček , Vladimír Příbramský , Alexey Tretyakov , Tomáš Plachý","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.235","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.235","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The subject of this paper is to summarize the results of the analysis of the Troja footbridge collapse. The analysis included the remains inspection, creation of the numerical models, and analysis of the measurement, done on the bridge. The analysis included the impact of variable influences, including the defect of the tendons. Based on variable methods, the conclusions are given, if the failure could have been detected by used methods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"64 ","pages":"Pages 228-237"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142655515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.250
Mercedes Solla , Alexandre Novo , Ahmed Elseicy , F. Javier Prego
Reinforced concrete structures are widely used in civil engineering owing to their versatility, strength, and durability. One of the most recommended methods for rebar mapping is Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) because of its non-destructive and non-invasive character. In concrete mapping, GPR is mainly used for locating subsurface objects (rebars, tendons, ducts), measuring concrete cover, mapping mesh configuration (spacing), and detecting bottom of slab. To achieve these, concrete scanning GPR practitioners often need very high-resolution images. This work presents a comparison in rebar mapping between two GPR systems with different modulation techniques: Stepped frequency continuous wave (SFCW) and pulsed radar. The SFCW system used has a frequency range of 400-6000 MHz, while the pulsed system used a ground-coupled central frequency antenna of 2.3 GHz. Measurements were conducted on laboratory specimens, with rebar diameters ranging from 8 to 32 mm. Three different specimens were used, with one for calibration and other two to analyze both the horizontal and vertical resolutions of the frequency antennas.
{"title":"Rebar detection: Comparison of stepped frequency continuous wave and pulsed GPR","authors":"Mercedes Solla , Alexandre Novo , Ahmed Elseicy , F. Javier Prego","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.250","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.250","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Reinforced concrete structures are widely used in civil engineering owing to their versatility, strength, and durability. One of the most recommended methods for rebar mapping is Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) because of its non-destructive and non-invasive character. In concrete mapping, GPR is mainly used for locating subsurface objects (rebars, tendons, ducts), measuring concrete cover, mapping mesh configuration (spacing), and detecting bottom of slab. To achieve these, concrete scanning GPR practitioners often need very high-resolution images. This work presents a comparison in rebar mapping between two GPR systems with different modulation techniques: Stepped frequency continuous wave (SFCW) and pulsed radar. The SFCW system used has a frequency range of 400-6000 MHz, while the pulsed system used a ground-coupled central frequency antenna of 2.3 GHz. Measurements were conducted on laboratory specimens, with rebar diameters ranging from 8 to 32 mm. Three different specimens were used, with one for calibration and other two to analyze both the horizontal and vertical resolutions of the frequency antennas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"64 ","pages":"Pages 293-300"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142654989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.287
Ayaho Miyamoto
Bridge health monitoring has been widely discussed for establishing the rational maintenance strategies of existing bridges. Meanwhile, we need to provide discussions and recommendations on how to establish fully automatic data collection system and how to manage the big data for holistic bridge maintenance decisions. The author developed a vehicle-based (coupling of a moving vehicle and a bridge) bridge health monitoring system by using public buses which is one practical solution to the problem for condition assessment of short and medium span bridges (called “bus-based monitoring system”). The proposed system includes some new ideas about making use of the under rear-wheel spring acceleration sensors installed on an in-service fixed-route bus operating on the public transit system (long-term and indirect methods), define “characteristic deflection” as an indicator that may be useful in efficiently detecting a structural anomaly of a bridge, etc. The main objectives of this paper are 1) to introduce the details of how to assess the bridge condition based on the results of long-term application (total more than 10 years) to actual bridges on Ube City bus network in Japan, as a specific example for verify the system, 2) to discuss what is possible steps in realizing practical application of the system to existing bridges for consideration systematically into the maintenance strategies in the future. This paper is a continuation of previously published ones with new materials from the practical application viewpoint.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.211
Parinaz Panjehbashi Aghdam , Serge Parent , David W. Dinehart , Nathalie Roy
Different construction challenges followed by harsh environmental conditions triggered the human intention to precast composite structures. The precast concrete hollow core (PCHC) slabs have been popular, especially for multi-story long-span composite structures. In comparison to conventional solid concrete slabs, they have the advantages of being more lightweight, fire-resistant, soundproof, and cost-effective. However, the composite action between the steel beams and PCHC slabs is neglected in the design codes. This paper aims to investigate the composite action between the PCHC slabs and steel beams through an experimental study. Two full-scale flexural tests were performed on specimens of 203 cm and 254 cm PCHC slabs connected to the steel beam via 19 mm diameter shear studs. Instrumentations and data acquisition systems recorded the failure modes and crack formations. Also, the digital image correlation (DIC) technique was applied to capture the neutral axis position during the loading process. Finally, the degree of composite action (DCA), an important parameter to describe the structural behavior of the composite beam, was calculated based on the analytical and experimental bending moments of the specimens.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.333
Tahreer M. Fayyad , Su Taylor , Kun Feng
Real-time assessment presents a significant challenge in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), where the timely detection of structural defects and determination of in-service strength are crucial. In the developing field of SHM, the integration of diverse technologies is becoming increasingly essential, especially given the different challenges brought on by climate change and the complex nature of civil engineering structures. Traditional approaches, such as vibration analysis, acoustic emission, ultrasonic testing, and thermal imaging, despite their widespread use, face challenges in accurately pinpointing structural damage due to their reliance on a single technology. Meanwhile, dynamic response measurements of structures present a promising method for gaining internal insights into structures. Additionally, the advent of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has enhanced the viability of vision-based techniques, such as digital image correlation (DIC), for surface assessment. This paper investigates damage in lightly reinforced concrete beams using a dual-technique approach that exploits the strengths of the DIC technique and frequency measurement technique, aiming to enhance the detection and analysis of damage in reinforced concrete beams. This integration signifies a step forward in SHM especially if integrated with other advancements leading to a better monitoring of structures.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.232
M. Mizuta , T. Takanashi , Y. Otake , A. Ueno , I. Kurashige , H. Ueda , Y. Kubo
Water penetration in concrete has been introduced into Japanese Standard Specifications for Concrete Structures ‘Design’ in 2018. This clearly shows that water ingress through surfaces can affect steel corrosion. Test method for water penetration rate coefficient of concrete subjected to water in short term was indicated at the same time. In 2022, Specifications ‘Maintenance’ has involved this coefficient to estimate progress of steel corrosion. The proposed test method can be useful for maintenance on the one hand and has a problem on the other. The test is performed in destructive way and needs nine circular specimens (100 mm in diameter and 200 mm in height). The aim of this research is to develop nondestructive test method which can visualize water movement in concrete. Neutron imaging is chosen to attain this goal and is conducted at the RIKEN Accelerator-driven compact Neutron Source, RANS. For incident neutrons, transmittance is changed by the element distributed to the transmission direction and the volume. Especially, hydrogen strongly scatter incident neutrons and water is imaged as shades.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.198
Konrad Bergmeister , Konstantinos T. Tsalouchidis , Elisabeth Stierschneider , Lada Ilić , Daniele Di Luca , Nicolò Spiezia
Civil infrastructure inspection -and consequently maintenance- is carried out primarily through visual inspections. AI-enhanced (Artificial Intelligence) digital inspection methods, integrated with risk-based probabilistic approaches, have been promoted to keep existing structures, especially infrastructures, safe and predictable. Drones are used to obtain a significant number of images to cover the surface of a bridge, which are further integrated into a digital 3D (three-dimensional) model. According to the IFC standards (Industry Foundation Class), this 3D model is GPS-positioned (Global Positioning System) and connected to BIM (Building Information Modelling). Post-processing the accumulated data volume of all digital images is very time-consuming. For this reason, appropriate AI-based algorithms streamline this process significantly, enabling partially automated damage detection and assessment. To this end, images of various types of damage on different bridges are used to train and test the AI-enhanced models. In addition, damage identification and classification are developed. Six visually detectable defects can be identified, and theoretical models estimate the associated structural diseases. Finally, a probability-based risk assessment presents the basis for defining the criticality of the structure. With the help of digital images, it is possible to create a high-fidelity digital model and quantitative surface and spatial data records of the structural health condition of bridges and other infrastructures.
民用基础设施的检查和维护主要通过目视检查进行。为了保证现有结构(尤其是基础设施)的安全和可预测性,AI 增强型(人工智能)数字检测方法与基于风险的概率方法相结合得到了推广。无人机可获取大量覆盖桥梁表面的图像,并将其进一步整合到数字 3D (三维)模型中。根据 IFC 标准(工业基础类),该三维模型采用 GPS 定位(全球定位系统),并与 BIM(建筑信息模型)相连接。对所有数字图像的累积数据量进行后期处理非常耗时。因此,基于人工智能的适当算法大大简化了这一过程,实现了部分自动损坏检测和评估。为此,不同桥梁上各种类型的损坏图像被用于训练和测试人工智能增强模型。此外,还开发了损伤识别和分类功能。可以识别出六种可目测的缺陷,并通过理论模型估算出相关的结构病害。最后,基于概率的风险评估为确定结构的危急性提供了依据。在数字图像的帮助下,可以创建高保真数字模型以及桥梁和其他基础设施结构健康状况的定量表面和空间数据记录。
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Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.307
Eshwar Kumar Ramasetti, Ralf Herrmann, Sebastian Degener, Matthias Baeßler
For civil, mechanical, and aerospace structures to extend operation times and to remain in service, structural health monitoring (SHM) is vital. SHM is a method to examining and monitoring the dynamic behavior of essential constructions. Because of its versatility in detecting unfavorable structural changes and enhancing structural dependability and life cycle management, it has been extensively used in many engineering domains, especially in civil bridges. Due to the recent technical developments in sensors, high-speed internet, and cloud computing, data-driven approaches to structural health monitoring are gaining appeal. Since artificial intelligence (AI), especially in SHM, was introduced into civil engineering, these modern and promising methods have attracted significant research attention. In this work, a large dataset of acceleration time series using digital sensors was collected by installing a structural health monitoring (SHM) system on Nibelungen Bridge located in Worms, Germany. In this paper, a deep learning model is developed for accurate classification of different types of vehicle movement on the bridge from the data obtained from accelerometers. The neural network is trained with key features extracted from the acceleration dataset and classification accuracy of 98 % was achieved.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.279
Jorge Rocha , Eduardo Pereira , José Sena-Cruz
Contemporary architecture is increasingly embracing the use of structural glass for challenging applications. Glass industry has been adopting thermal toughening and lamination as advanced techniques to enhance tensile strength and avoid sudden failures. However, unexpected failure persists and hinders a more widespread application of glass, including as a structural material. Researchers have tested alternative glass composite systems, integrating reinforcements like steel, fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP), or iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA). This study explores an innovative concept that involves the simultaneous application of CFRP and Fe-SMA reinforcements via near-surface mounted (NSM) or externally bonded reinforced (EBR) techniques for glass strengthening. This system is shown to effectively prevent premature debonding, enhance post-cracking response, and ensure ductile failure modes, while being simple. Bending tests on large-scale laminated glass beams were performed to characterize the effectiveness of the system, while also the benefits of post-tensioning were investigated by inducing different prestressing levels in the glass strengthened elements. The paper first highlights the advantages of Fe-SMA reinforcements in glass composite systems through experimental evidence, followed by exploration of the proposed innovative hybrid CFRP composite and Fe-SMA bonded systems.
{"title":"Innovative hybrid CFRP composite and Fe-SMA bonded systems for structural glass flexural strengthening","authors":"Jorge Rocha , Eduardo Pereira , José Sena-Cruz","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.279","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.279","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Contemporary architecture is increasingly embracing the use of structural glass for challenging applications. Glass industry has been adopting thermal toughening and lamination as advanced techniques to enhance tensile strength and avoid sudden failures. However, unexpected failure persists and hinders a more widespread application of glass, including as a structural material. Researchers have tested alternative glass composite systems, integrating reinforcements like steel, fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP), or iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA). This study explores an innovative concept that involves the simultaneous application of CFRP and Fe-SMA reinforcements via near-surface mounted (NSM) or externally bonded reinforced (EBR) techniques for glass strengthening. This system is shown to effectively prevent premature debonding, enhance post-cracking response, and ensure ductile failure modes, while being simple. Bending tests on large-scale laminated glass beams were performed to characterize the effectiveness of the system, while also the benefits of post-tensioning were investigated by inducing different prestressing levels in the glass strengthened elements. The paper first highlights the advantages of Fe-SMA reinforcements in glass composite systems through experimental evidence, followed by exploration of the proposed innovative hybrid CFRP composite and Fe-SMA bonded systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"64 ","pages":"Pages 426-435"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142655519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Additive manufacturing (AM) technology, particularly for polymers, as versatile technology, becomes increasingly important in various fields, especially in medical and healthcare. The wide usage of 3D printed parts and layer-by-layer nature of them introduces unique considerations for potential fatigue-related issues, therefore, fatigue crack propagation and material failure are significant concerns when it comes to the long-term performance and reliability of such components. In this context, thermography can help identify areas of localized heating that could indicate the initiation and propagation of fatigue cracks. Energy Methods are time-efficient and requires fewer specimens compared to conventional fatigue testing methods which can provide valuable insights to the design and printing parameters to enhance the fatigue performance. In this research, after modelling different types notched dog-bone specimens, they were printed with FDM printer using PLA material and similar setting parameters. After that, 3D printed specimens were subjected to static tensile loading and stepwise fatigue tests monitoring the energy release to assess their fatigue behaviour. Additionally, we employed ACP module in Ansys to model notched specimens, calculating stresses within different layers.
快速成型制造(AM)技术,尤其是聚合物快速成型制造技术,作为一种多功能技术,在各个领域,特别是医疗和保健领域变得越来越重要。3D 打印部件的广泛使用和逐层打印的特性为潜在的疲劳相关问题带来了独特的考虑因素,因此,疲劳裂纹扩展和材料失效是此类部件长期性能和可靠性的重大问题。在这种情况下,热成像技术可以帮助识别局部发热区域,这些区域可能预示着疲劳裂纹的产生和扩展。与传统的疲劳测试方法相比,能量法具有时间效率高、所需试样少的特点,可为提高疲劳性能的设计和印刷参数提供有价值的见解。在这项研究中,在对不同类型的切口狗骨试样进行建模后,使用聚乳酸材料和类似的设置参数,用 FDM 打印机打印了这些试样。然后,对 3D 打印试样进行静态拉伸加载和分步疲劳测试,监测能量释放情况,以评估其疲劳性能。此外,我们还使用 Ansys 中的 ACP 模块对缺口试样进行建模,计算不同层内的应力。
{"title":"Fatigue investigation of 3D-printed notched PLA specimens by Thermographic methods with FEM Simulation Integration","authors":"Reza Ahmadi , Danilo D'Andrea , Dario Santonocito , Giacomo Risitano","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2024.01.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2024.01.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Additive manufacturing (AM) technology, particularly for polymers, as versatile technology, becomes increasingly important in various fields, especially in medical and healthcare. The wide usage of 3D printed parts and layer-by-layer nature of them introduces unique considerations for potential fatigue-related issues, therefore, fatigue crack propagation and material failure are significant concerns when it comes to the long-term performance and reliability of such components. In this context, thermography can help identify areas of localized heating that could indicate the initiation and propagation of fatigue cracks. Energy Methods are time-efficient and requires fewer specimens compared to conventional fatigue testing methods which can provide valuable insights to the design and printing parameters to enhance the fatigue performance. In this research, after modelling different types notched dog-bone specimens, they were printed with FDM printer using PLA material and similar setting parameters. After that, 3D printed specimens were subjected to static tensile loading and stepwise fatigue tests monitoring the energy release to assess their fatigue behaviour. Additionally, we employed ACP module in Ansys to model notched specimens, calculating stresses within different layers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":"53 ","pages":"Pages 97-111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321624000131/pdf?md5=e855c326becd018a0c99f108f5901fa4&pid=1-s2.0-S2452321624000131-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139714130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}