Practical Considerations Regarding Results From Static and Dynamic Load Testing of Bridges
Bridge tests are a helpful tool for bridge assessment and evaluation. Both in the case of a static and dynamic load testing, each element of the test: the load selection and application, the creation of a numerical model to follow the progress of the test or to check the validity of the test results...
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| description | Bridge tests are a helpful tool for bridge assessment and evaluation. Both in the case of a static and dynamic load testing, each element of the test: the load selection and application, the creation of a numerical model to follow the progress of the test or to check the validity of the test results, the measurement process itself and the comparative analysis of experimental results and calculations could be a source of errors in the bridge final evaluation if these errors and uncertainties are not properly considered. The article presents some of the most important factors that may bring errors in the interpretation of the test results and their comparison to targeted values or values derived from a numerical model. This, at the end, may result in the adoption of decisions that are not accurate and appropriate. The selected sources of feasible errors are presented with the division into static and dynamic loading tests. The presented examples of bridge load testing show how the use of improper test methods could lead to significant errors in bridge assessment and evaluation and, consequently, to wrong decisions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1da4f4f3c4e5471592ff02c7dd2f1b272022-12-22T01:41:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Built Environment2297-33622019-02-01510.3389/fbuil.2019.00011436502Practical Considerations Regarding Results From Static and Dynamic Load Testing of BridgesPiotr Olaszek0Joan Ramon Casas1Road and Bridge Research Institute, Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, SpainBridge tests are a helpful tool for bridge assessment and evaluation. Both in the case of a static and dynamic load testing, each element of the test: the load selection and application, the creation of a numerical model to follow the progress of the test or to check the validity of the test results, the measurement process itself and the comparative analysis of experimental results and calculations could be a source of errors in the bridge final evaluation if these errors and uncertainties are not properly considered. The article presents some of the most important factors that may bring errors in the interpretation of the test results and their comparison to targeted values or values derived from a numerical model. This, at the end, may result in the adoption of decisions that are not accurate and appropriate. The selected sources of feasible errors are presented with the division into static and dynamic loading tests. The presented examples of bridge load testing show how the use of improper test methods could lead to significant errors in bridge assessment and evaluation and, consequently, to wrong decisions.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbuil.2019.00011/fullbridgesdiagnosticproofstaticdynamicload testing |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Olaszek Joan Ramon Casas Practical Considerations Regarding Results From Static and Dynamic Load Testing of Bridges Frontiers in Built Environment bridges diagnostic proof static dynamic load testing |
| title | Practical Considerations Regarding Results From Static and Dynamic Load Testing of Bridges |
| title_full | Practical Considerations Regarding Results From Static and Dynamic Load Testing of Bridges |
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| title_short | Practical Considerations Regarding Results From Static and Dynamic Load Testing of Bridges |
| title_sort | practical considerations regarding results from static and dynamic load testing of bridges |
| topic | bridges diagnostic proof static dynamic load testing |
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