Defect Inspection Technology for Steel Truss Suspension Bridges

Steel truss suspension bridges are prone to developing defects after prolonged use.These defects may include corrosion of the main cable or the steel truss.To ensure the normal and safe functioning of the suspension bridge,it is necessary to inspect for defects promptly,understand the cause of the defect,and locate it through the use of inspection technology.By promptly addressing defects,the suspension bridge’s safety can be ensured.The author has analyzed the common defects and causes of steel truss suspension bridges and proposed specific inspection technologies.This research is intended to aid in the timely discovery of steel truss suspension bridge defects.

Effects of wind barriers on the aerodynamic characteristics of bridge-train system for a road-rail same-story truss bridge

Wind barriers are commonly adopted to prevent the effects of wind on high-speed railway trains,but their wind-proofing effects are greatly affected by substructures.To investigate the effects of wind barriers on the aerodynamic characteristic of road-rail same-story truss bridge-train systems,wind tunnel experiments were carried out using a 1:50 scale model.Taking a wind barrier with a porosity of 30%as an example,the aerodynamic characteristics of the bridge train system under different wind barrier layouts(single-sided and double-sided),positions(inside and outside)and heights(2.5 m,3.0 m,3.5 m and 4.0 m)were tested.The results indicate that the downstream inside wind barrier has almost no effect on the aerodynamic characteristics of the train-bridge system,but the downstream outside wind barrier increases the drag coefficient of the bridge and reduces both the lift coefficient and drag coefficient of the train due to its effect on the trains wind pressure distribution,especially on the trains leeward surface.When the wind barriers are arranged on the outside,their effects on the drag coefficient of the bridge and shielding effect on the train are greater than when they are arranged on the inside.As the height of the wind barrier increases,the drag coefficient of the bridge also gradually increases,and the lift coefficient and drag coefficient of the train gradually decrease,but the degree of variation of the aerodynamic coefficient with the height is slightly different due to the different wind barrier layouts.When 3.0 m high double-sided wind barriers are arranged on the outside of the truss bridge,the drag coefficient of the bridge only increases by 12%,while the drag coefficient of the train decreases by 55%.

A simple analytical solution for predicting deflection of a hybrid FRP-aluminum modular space truss bridge

A novel hybrid FRP-aluminum space truss was employed in a two-rut modular bridge superstructure, which is composed of standard structural units. The main objective of this work was to obtain a simple analytical solution that can conveniently predict the deflection of the proposed hybrid space truss bridge. The analytical formulae are expected to possess a straightforward format and simple calculation process. A simple description of the proposed bridge was introduced. The design formulae of the deflection were derived based on a simplified analytical plane truss model, which possessed hinge nodes and was subsequently simplified as two solid web beams during the theoretical derivation process. To validate the analytical model and formulae, numerical and experimental works were conducted and compared with the theoretical solutions. The results indicate that the analytical formulae provide higher deflection magnitudes with a difference of <1.5% compared with the experiments performed and <4.5% compared with the FE model used; the simplified plane truss is thus shown to be an effective analytical model for the derivation of deflection design formulae, which can conveniently calculate the deflection of the hybrid space truss bridge with satisfactory accuracy.

Discussion on Construction Technology of Subway Tunnel Expansion under Bridge Foundation

As the urban populations grow,the number and size of subway construction projects are increasing while also meeting higher construction standards.So,subway construction projects must have a better understanding of construction technology.This article focuses on the construction technology of the subway tunnel expansion under the bridge foundation.By analyzing the engineering characteristics of the bridge foundation and using a project as an example,this article provides a detailed discussion of the construction process of tunnel expansion under a bridge foundation.This article aims to serve as a reference for subway tunnel construction in China to ensure the key points of construction technology are understood,thus improving construction quality and laying a solid technical foundation for the sustainable development of urban rail engineering.

Seismic response of the long-span steel truss arch bridge with the thrust under multidimensional excitation

Purpose–Under different ground motion excitation modes,the spatial coupling effect of seismic response for the arch bridge with thrust,seismic weak parts and the internal force components of the control section of main arch ribs are analyzed.Design/methodology/approach–Taking a 490 m deck type railway steel truss arch bridge as the background,the dynamic calculation model of the whole bridge was established by SAP2000 software.The seismic response analyses under one-,two-and three-dimension(1D,2D and 3D)uniform ground motion excitations were carried out.Findings–For the steel truss arch bridge composed of multiple arch ribs,any single direction ground motion excitation will cause large axial force in the chord of arch rib.The axial force caused by transverse and vertical ground motion excitation in the chord of arch crown area is 1.4–3.6 times of the corresponding axial force under longitudinal seismic excitation.The in-plane bending moment caused by the lower chord at the vault is 4.2–5.5 times of the corresponding bending moment under the longitudinal seismic excitation.For the bottom chord of arch rib,the arch foot is the weak part of earthquake resistance,but for the upper chord of arch rib,the arch foot,arch crown and the intersection of column and upper chord can all be the potential earthquake-resistant weak parts.The normal stress of the bottom chord of the arch rib under multidimensional excitation is mainly caused by the axial force,but the normal stress of the upper chord of the arch rib is caused by the axial force,in-plane and out of plane bending moment.Originality/value–The research provides specific suggestions for ground motion excitation mode and also provides reference information for the earthquake-resistant weak part and seismic design of long-span deck type railway steel truss arch bridges.

Analysis on the Structural Type of Large-span Steel Truss Bridge Spe­cially Designed for Cables

When the installation of cables and pipelines needs to go across rivers,bridges are usually adopted to support the cables and pipelines for crossing the rivers.The measure can make full use of the space resources and have no effect on the flow pattern of rivers.For this reason,analysis on the structural-type design of a large-span steel truss bridge specially used for cables has been performed.The numerical results indicate that the stayed-cable bridge with steel truss beam and concrete main tower has better performance and improved structural type caparisoned with that of the beam and arch bridges,and the construction of the major beam can be without the temporary support.

Aerodynamic characteristics of a high-speed train crossing the wake of a bridge tower from moving model experiments

In a strong crosswind,the wake of a bridge tower will lead to an abrupt change of the aerodynamic forces acting on a vehicle passing through it,which may result in problems related to the transportation safety.This study investigates the transient aerodynamic characteristics of a high-speed train moving in a truss girder bridge and passing by a bridge tower in a wind tunnel.The scaled ratio of the train,bridge,and tower are 1:30.Effects of various parameters such as the incoming wind speed,train speed,and yaw angle on the aerodynamic performance of the train were considered.Then the sudden change mechanism of aerodynamic loads on the train when it crosses over the tower was further discussed.The results show that the bridge tower has an apparent shielding effect on the train passing through it,with the influencing width being larger than the width of the tower.The train speed is the main factor affecting the influencing width of aerodynamic coefficients,and the mutation amplitude is mainly related to the yaw angle obtained by changing the incoming wind speed or train speed.The vehicle movement introduces an asymmetry of loading on the train in the process of approaching and leaving the wake of the bridge tower,which should not be neglected.

Space shape finding FE analysis for suspension bridge based on CR formulation method

The problem of geometric non-linearity simulation for spacial cable system was solved by introducing the truss element based on corotational coordinate (CR) system, cable structure materials and node coordinates and automatic refreshing algorithms for element internal force. And the shape-finding problem for maneuvering profile was solved with the Newton-Raphson based on energy convergence criteria with search function. This has avoided the regular truss element assumption extensively used in traditional methods and catenary elements which have difficulties in practical application because of the complicated formulas. The use of CR formulation has taken into account the stiffness outside the cable plane via a geometric stiffness matrix, realizing the 3D space analysis of a cable bridge and improving the efficiency and precision for the space geometric non-linearity analysis and cable structure, and enabling more precised simulation of geometric form finding and internal force of the large span suspension bridge main cable under construction.

基于车桥耦合振动的双层钢桁梁斜拉桥行车舒适度分析

探究车辆在双层钢桁梁斜拉桥的行车舒适性,为优化双层桥梁结构设计理论提供依据。以车桥耦合振动理论为基础,利用ANSYS分析软件进行数值模拟,通过求解车体的振动加速度,并根据《机械振动和冲击—评估人体暴露于全身振动的情况》(ISO2631-1)中均方根乘值法对乘车舒适性进行评价,探究了单(双)层加载、车速、车载质量、桥面不平顺度、车辆间距、车辆数目等因素对行车舒适性的影响。相较于单层通车,上下层同时通车时车体的振动强度略微降低;当车载质量越小或车速越大时,车体的加速度均方根值会逐渐增大;路面对车体振动强度影响较大,当路面等级处于较差的D级和E级时,车体振动强度会成倍增加。双层同时加载时,车辆的行车舒适性略优于单层通车;保持适当的车速或增大车载质量可以提高司乘人员的行车舒适性;行车舒适性对于路面等级较为敏感,当路面等级较差时,车内司乘人员受其影响无法长时间乘车。

HFRP铝合金组合桁架应急桥性价比分析研究

为了研究混杂纤维复合材料(HFRP)-铝合金组合桁架在应急桥上大规模推广应用的可行性,首先,建立该桥梁的三维有限元模型,计算其变形与振动特性,将理论计算值与现有装备实测值进行比较;其次,在满足应急桥刚度与强度要求情况下,利用该有限元模型研究不同碳纤维体积比的HFRP-铝合金组合桁架桥与全铝合金桥、全钢桥在桥梁振动性能、质量与原材料价格等方面的差异,利用理论推导解释振动特性随着用材变化而变化的内在机制。结果表明:有限元模型预测值与实测值基本一致,该模型可作为对比分析的基础;在变形与应力都满足设计要求情况下,HFRP与金属上弦组合的桥梁造价虽然比钢制桥梁高,但是造价与自重更轻的全铝合金桥梁相当,且自重是所有桥梁中最轻的,在振动频率上更容易满足规范要求;理论推导发现,在刚度控制设计桥梁中,结构1阶振动频率与结构质量呈反比关系,因此自重大幅度降低后的组合桥自振频率得到了有效提高。

基于Python的ABAQUS华伦形钢桁梁多尺度模型二次开发

华伦形钢桁梁是目前大跨度铁路悬索桥应用最多的加劲梁形式,但由于结构形式复杂且桥梁跨度不断增加,导致建模过程繁琐。为提高多尺度模型前处理效率,基于Python语言开发了华伦形钢桁梁与桥面板快速建模插件,通过内核执行代码与ABAQUS GUI图形界面交互实现了钢桁梁节段的参数化建模。以我国西南峡谷地区在建SQ铁路悬索桥为例,建立了全桥的多尺度有限元模型,对典型钢梁节段吊装过程进行了抗风验算,并与MIDAS、ANSYS两类有限元软件的计算结果进行了对比,风致位移响应在不同吊装高度的趋势基本一致且误差较小。研究结果表明:所开发的快速建模插件各预设功能均可正常实现,在确保计算精度的同时极大地提高了复杂钢桁梁结构的建模效率。

大型建筑钢结构施工及防震安全研究

桥梁是公路交通系统的重要组成部分,起到衔接和枢纽的作用。桥梁的安全关系到整个公路交通网络的安全。针对大型桥梁的建筑问题,提出一种用于大跨度钢结构的施工技术——桁架施工方案,包括桁架施工的流程和关键点。针对桥梁在使用过程中可能受到的各种震动及其引发自振所带来的安全问题,进一步提出防震安全测试方法。在这些方法中,提出了3种模型,分别是基于虚功的防震测试模型、基于增量的防震测试模型、基于自振的防震测试模型。实验过程中,对施工桥梁多个点位进行测试,测试结果显示,在3种防震测试方法中,基于自振的防震测试模型效果最好,可以为钢结构桥梁的防震性能提供准确的分析和预测。

基于ANSYS的有限元仿真在钢桁架管桥结构加固中的应用

针对钢桁架结构安全的传统评价方法的不足,以某钢桁架管桥加固工程为例,提出采用有限元软件ANSYS进行结构仿真计算的安全评价方法。通过仿真模拟分析出现状钢桁架管桥整体的最大位移大于规范允许值,需采取加固措施,然后对加固后钢桁架管桥的结构安全进行仿真计算复核,结果表明整体的最大位移和稳定满足要求。研究成果可为类似工程提供参考,为桁架结构安全鉴定及除险加固提供可靠的技术支撑。

深江铁路洪奇沥公铁大桥主桥设计关键技术

研究目的:洪奇沥公铁大桥是深江铁路的控制性工程,主桥采用主跨808 m公铁合建斜拉桥一跨跨越洪奇沥水道,上层布置8车道城市快速路,下层布置4线铁路。结合建设条件、结构特点及使用性能,对主桥结构体系、主梁横断面及结构形式、索-塔锚固结构、施工方法等关键技术展开研究,确定技术合理可行和经济节约的设计方案。研究结论:(1)首创了短边跨叠合板-桁组合梁斜拉桥结构体系,主桥长度减少20%,节省工程投资;(2)首次在4线铁路公铁合建斜拉桥上采用倒梯形双主桁截面,桥面布置紧凑、受力明确;(3)提出的边跨主梁采用矩形钢管混凝土叠合板-桁组合结构,集结构受力和锚固压重于一体,施工便捷;(4)发明了“自平衡交叉锚固+齿块锚固”的索-塔混合锚固方式,技术经济性高;(5)钢主梁创新采用“纵向大节段+横向分块”施工方法,解决了超宽超高超重整节段钢桁梁运输受既有桥净空限制的难题;(6)本研究成果可为公铁合建桁梁斜拉桥设计提供参考或借鉴。

大跨度公铁双层斜拉桥主梁涡激共振机理与控制

以拟建的某主跨808 m公铁双层斜拉桥为工程依托,采用节段模型风洞试验研究不同攻角下双层桁架梁断面的涡振性能及5种气动控制措施的抑振效果,结合计算流体动力学(CFD)静态绕流模拟,对比分析双层桁架梁断面的涡振机理及控制方法.研究表明:主梁断面原设计方案在+3°和0°风攻角下存在明显的竖向和扭转涡振现象,且振幅超过规范允许值;间隔封闭上层桥面栏杆或增设抑流板可有效抑制主梁扭转涡振,但竖向涡振振幅仍不满足规范要求;上弦杆外侧增设风嘴可有效抑制主梁竖向和扭转涡振,而下弦杆外侧增设风嘴对主梁涡振抑振效果有限.气流经主梁原设计断面上层桥面分离后,在其上下表面形成周期性脱落的大尺度旋涡,并在上层桥面后部再附,这是主梁发生竖向涡振的主要诱因;上弦杆外侧增设风嘴可引导气流平稳通过上层桥面,消除了周期性的旋涡脱落,并在其上表面形成一段狭长“回流区”,从而有效抑制了涡振的发生.

大跨度钢桁梁桥智能建造技术应用的可行性研究

大跨度钢桁梁桥的构件制造及拼装复杂,采用场内预制组装仍需消耗大量的人力、财力及工期。因此,本文采用BIM桥梁建模、三维激光扫描和虚拟预拼装技术,进行了基于BIM技术的施工方案模拟的可行性研究和基于BIM技术与三维激光扫描方法结合的构件加工质量检测研究,并在此基础上进行了基于BIM技术与三维激光扫描方法结合的虚拟拼装技术研究,探索了大跨度钢桁梁桥智能建造技术应用于指导工程实施的可行性。

上跨铁路2×85 m预应力混凝土连续板-桁组合双层转体桥设计

莞番高速与环莞快速路共线段上跨广深铁路主桥为2×85 m双层桥面板-桁组合桥,该桥为国内首座预应力混凝土连续板-桁组合双层桥,采用转体法施工。下层桥面宽41.7 m,采用密横梁体系的肋板式混凝土梁,满足上跨铁路时对结构养护维修工作量小的要求;上层桥面宽37.9 m,采用“钢弦杆+正交异性钢桥面板”,降低转体质量;钢弦杆与混凝土肋板间以钢桁腹杆连接,避免混凝土腹板出现裂缝等问题。建立空间有限元模型对结构静力特性、抗震性能及转体施工阶段进行计算分析,结果表明:本桥钢主桁及下层混凝土梁应力、结构刚度均满足规范要求;下层采用混凝土结构,符合转体施工过程中的受力状态,最大悬臂阶段上缘仍有约4 MPa的应力储备,充分发挥了混凝土抗压性能好的优势,节省了钢材。研究结果可为双层桥上跨营运铁路的桥梁设计提供新思路。

导风栏杆参数对钢桁梁桥风车桥耦合振动影响研究

为探究导风栏杆参数对钢桁梁桥风车桥耦合振动的影响,以某典型超高墩钢桁梁桥为背景,对设置了新型导风栏杆的节段模型进行风洞试验及CFD数值模拟,得到不同导风栏杆参数及风攻角下车、桥三分力系数。在此基础上,建立风-车-桥系统空间耦合振动仿真分析模型,分析不同风速情况下不同导风栏杆间距、挡风面角度以及风攻角对车-桥系统动力响应的影响,得到最优导风栏杆参数。结果表明:随着导风栏杆间距增大,桥梁阻力系数缓慢减小,列车阻力系数呈增大趋势;随着挡风面角度的增大,桥梁三分力系数变化较小,列车阻力系数呈增大趋势;导风栏杆对桥梁三分力系数随风攻角变化的变化趋势影响较小,对列车阻力系数随风攻角变化的变化趋势影响较大;对于此类桥梁而言,导风栏杆间距为60~75 cm时挡风效果较为显著,60 cm间距导风栏杆可最大程度降低列车响应,且不显著增大桥梁响应;挡风面角度为10°~20°时挡风效果较为显著,10°挡风角的导风栏杆可以在充分发挥挡风效果的同时将列车响应控制在较低水平,且不会显著增大桥梁响应;挡风面角度相较于导风栏杆间距对车-桥系统振动影响小;导风栏杆可以有效减小3种风攻角条件下的列车脱轨系数以及-7°攻角条件下的轮重减载率,但同时也增大了-7°攻角和0°攻角条件下的轮重减载率以及桥梁中跨跨中横向位移。研究结果为进一步优化导风栏杆参数和保证列车在超高墩钢桁梁桥上安全营运提供参考。

高速铁路大跨度钢桁架桥接触网腕臂安装技术研究

高速铁路大跨度钢桁架桥纵向伸缩量大且变位复杂,是影响接触网腕臂偏移等系统能否正常、安全运行的重要因素,如何解决接触网腕臂安装、偏移调整与钢梁伸缩之间的协同配合,目前国内在此方面鲜有研究。通过阐述受导线伸缩影响的腕臂偏移机理和大跨度钢桁架桥梁体纵向伸缩机理,分析在不同接触网锚段布置方式下大跨度钢桁架桥梁体伸缩对腕臂偏移的影响,并采用逐工点分析法总结不同工况下钢梁伸缩与导线伸缩对腕臂偏移影响的相互关系,揭示了接触网腕臂安装曲线在导线伸缩及钢梁伸缩共同作用下的计算方法。结合典型案例计算分析,建议采用不同钢梁跨度下的推荐锚段布置方式能有效降低腕臂偏移量,并提出应重点关注伸缩缝两侧锚段腕臂偏移问题、腕臂偏移为叠加关系时缩小半锚长度、钢梁跨度大于720 m时应重点计算伸缩缝两侧双腕臂间距等优化事项。研究内容及计算公式可为系统性解决高速铁路大跨度钢桁架桥接触网腕臂偏移设计、施工及运营维护等技术难题提供理论支持。

高速铁路大跨钢桁加劲连续刚构桥长期变形影响因素研究

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