A real-time,long-round global positioning system (GPS) bridge-deformation monitoring technology was proposed,which processes the carrier phase of multiple GPS receivers in an operation center.It was demon- strated an ...A real-time,long-round global positioning system (GPS) bridge-deformation monitoring technology was proposed,which processes the carrier phase of multiple GPS receivers in an operation center.It was demon- strated an extended Kalman filter with triple differential ionospheric-free measurement (EKF-TIF) which can eliminate the ionospheric delay,whiten the TIF noise and optimize the results of EKF,consequently,achieves a better performance than existing real time kinematic (RTK) solution.An experiment,which takes an active ionosphere condition into consideration,proves the feasibility of this system by comparing its records to that of a traditional RTK solution,practically,the system installed on the Donghai Bridge has survived a non-break running for five months.The analysis to the monitoring records shows the system achieves the designed accu- racy and reliability.展开更多
Bridges are the most useful part in the transportation network.Any disruption of the bridge structures may hamper the whole transportation system.In the last recent tsunamis,numerous number of bridges were structurall...Bridges are the most useful part in the transportation network.Any disruption of the bridge structures may hamper the whole transportation system.In the last recent tsunamis,numerous number of bridges were structurally damaged by the tsunami waves.Lack of proper provisions of tsunami forces in the design guidelines also contributes to the augmentations of the damage level.Therefore,proper evaluation of the tsunami forces on the bridge girder should be introduced in the design promptly.In this study,laboratory experiments were carried out to reveal the damage mechanism of the bridge girder by assessing the exerted tsunami forces.Both broken and unbroken waves were considered for the analysis.The results showed that measured forces were larger for broken waves than those of unbroken waves.Maximum force of the broken waves was 4.59 times as large as the hydrostatic pressure.Also,waves reached the peak value more rapidly for larger wave heights than those of smaller ones.Additionally,a girder that is placed at a higher position is much vulnerable to tsunami hazard.展开更多
文摘A real-time,long-round global positioning system (GPS) bridge-deformation monitoring technology was proposed,which processes the carrier phase of multiple GPS receivers in an operation center.It was demon- strated an extended Kalman filter with triple differential ionospheric-free measurement (EKF-TIF) which can eliminate the ionospheric delay,whiten the TIF noise and optimize the results of EKF,consequently,achieves a better performance than existing real time kinematic (RTK) solution.An experiment,which takes an active ionosphere condition into consideration,proves the feasibility of this system by comparing its records to that of a traditional RTK solution,practically,the system installed on the Donghai Bridge has survived a non-break running for five months.The analysis to the monitoring records shows the system achieves the designed accu- racy and reliability.
基金supported by the University of Malaya and Ministry of Education,PPP fund(Grant No.PG 029-2012B)the High Impact Research Fund(Grant Nos.H-16001-00-D000061,J-16002-00-7383000-000000)
文摘Bridges are the most useful part in the transportation network.Any disruption of the bridge structures may hamper the whole transportation system.In the last recent tsunamis,numerous number of bridges were structurally damaged by the tsunami waves.Lack of proper provisions of tsunami forces in the design guidelines also contributes to the augmentations of the damage level.Therefore,proper evaluation of the tsunami forces on the bridge girder should be introduced in the design promptly.In this study,laboratory experiments were carried out to reveal the damage mechanism of the bridge girder by assessing the exerted tsunami forces.Both broken and unbroken waves were considered for the analysis.The results showed that measured forces were larger for broken waves than those of unbroken waves.Maximum force of the broken waves was 4.59 times as large as the hydrostatic pressure.Also,waves reached the peak value more rapidly for larger wave heights than those of smaller ones.Additionally,a girder that is placed at a higher position is much vulnerable to tsunami hazard.
