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Automatic Active Control of Simple Span Bridges

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Control of structures

Part of the book series: Mechanics of Elastic Stability ((MEST,volume 11))

Abstract

A bridge is a very complex system. Its analysis is rather involved for the following reasons:

  1. (1)

    It is difficult to analyse the combined action of stringers and road slab in the presence of dynamic loading.

  2. (2)

    The vehicle, which is passing on the bridge inducing the dynamic loading, is also a very complex system with multi-degrees of freedom, thus complicating the analysis.

  3. (3)

    The bridge has infinite degrees of freedom, and as many of the vibrational modes as possible should be considered.

  4. (4)

    Many unknown variables are introduced into the analysis by the moving vehicle such as the vehicles’ position with respect to the centreline of the bridge, its speed, its axle spacing and the uneveness of the road slab.

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Leipholz, H.H.E., Abdel-Rohman, M. (1986). Automatic Active Control of Simple Span Bridges. In: Control of structures. Mechanics of Elastic Stability, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4402-2_3

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