Dynamic Response of Sea-Crossing Rail-cum-Road Cable-Stayed Bridge Influenced by Random Wind–Wave–Undercurrent Coupling

Sea-crossing bridges are affected by random wind–wave–undercurrent coupling loads, due to the complex marine environment. The dynamic response of long-span Rail-cum-Road cable-stayed bridges is particularly severe under their influence, potentially leading to safety problems. In this paper, a fluid–structure separation solution method is implemented using Ansys–Midas co-simulation, in order to solve the above issues effectively while using less computational resources. The feasibility of the method is verified by comparing the tower top displacement response with relevant experimental data. From time and frequency domain perspectives, the displacement and acceleration responses of the sea-crossing Rail-cum-Road cable-stayed bridge influenced by wave-only, wind–wave, and wind–wave–undercurrent coupling are comparatively studied. The results indicate that the displacement and acceleration of the front bearing platform top are more significant than those of the rear bearing platform. The dominant frequency under wind–wave–undercurrent coupling is close to the natural vibration frequencies of several bridge modes,such that wind–wave–undercurrent coupling is more likely to cause a resonance effect in the bridge. Compared with the wave-only and wind–wave coupling, wind–wave–undercurrent coupling can excite bridges to produce larger displacement and acceleration responses: at the middle of the main girder span, compared with the wave-only case, the maximum displacement in the transverse bridge direction increases by 23.58% and 46.95% in the wind–wave and wind–wave–undercurrent coupling cases, respectively;at the tower top, the variation in the amplitude of the displacement and acceleration responses of wind–wave and wind–wave–undercurrent coupling are larger than those in the wave-only case, where the acceleration change amplitude of the tower top is from-0.93 to 0.86 m/s^(2) in the waveonly case, from-2.2 to 2.1 m/s^(2) under wind–wave coupling effect, and from-2.6 to 2.65 m/s^(2) under wind–wave–undercurrent coupling effect, indicating that the tower top is mainly affected by wind loads, but wave and undercurrent loads cannot be neglected.

大跨度公铁平层斜拉桥上无缝线路纵向力研究

为研究钢轨伸缩调节器及小阻力扣件对大跨度公铁平层斜拉桥上梁轨相互作用规律的影响,以某大跨度公铁平层斜拉桥为研究对象,基于梁轨相互作用理论,建立大跨度公铁平层斜拉桥上无缝线路纵向力分析有限元模型,对不同工况下斜拉桥上梁轨相互作用规律进行研究。研究结果表明:在公路及铁路列车荷载作用下,对于大跨度公铁平层斜拉桥上无缝线路而言,在主桥两侧设置钢轨伸缩调节器,可大幅降低梁轨间的相互作用力,并能满足钢轨强度及稳定性限值要求;当在主桥两侧布置钢轨伸缩调节器且伸缩调节器基本轨一侧分别铺设100 m小阻力扣件时,钢轨总应力及纵向总压力分别为243.6 MPa,716.9 kN,能够满足钢轨强度及轨道稳定性要求,且减少小阻力扣件的应用。

Research status and prospect of wind-vehicle-bridge coupling vibration system

To promote and develop the theoretical basis and application of the wind-vehicle-bridge coupling vibration system,the corresponding research status and prospects are reviewed and discussed from five aspects,i.e.,the analytical framework,the aerodynamic interference,the evaluation criteria,the design loads of long-span bridge and the double-deck railcum-road bridge.The refining process of analysis system is reviewed from the aspects of simulation wind load,vehicle load and bridge structure,and the corresponding coupling relationship.For aerodynamic interference,the development process is summarized from the simulative precision of the elements(wind,vehicle and bridge),the load cases and the object of interference.For evaluation criteria,the corresponding development course is summarized from the certain evaluation method to uncertain one.For long-span bridge design load,the wind and vehicle loads are reviewed and summarized from current multinational codes and theoretical research.For double-deck rail-cum-road bridge,the mechanism of multi-element coupling relationship and corresponding aerodynamic interference are both reviewed.By comprehensive review and summary,the analytical framework is in the process from simplification to refinement.The simulation and consideration of the objects of structural interference gradually become complex.The corresponding simulation theory,wind tunnel scale,test equipment and technology are the key factors to limit its development.For systematic evaluation of vehicle and bridge,the structural and systemic security are the basis of the evaluation,and the auxiliary components and functional evaluation need to be paid more attention.The evaluation criterion will be developed from certain method to reliability assessment.For design load of long-span bridge,the vehicle load is gradually transferred from the simple application of the design load of small-medium span bridge into a complex model considering the load characteristics.For double-deck rail-cum-road bridge,the basic theory and experimental study on coupling mechanism and aerodynamic interference need to be developed.

Aerodynamic impact of train-induced wind on a moving motor-van

The newly-built single-level rail-cum-road bridge brings the issue of the aerodynamic impact of train-induced wind on road automobiles.This research introduced a validated computational fluid dynamics(CFD)model regarding this concern.Such an aerodynamic impact mechanism was explored;a relationship between the transverse distance between train and motor-van(hereinfafter referred to as van)and the aerodynamic effects on the van was explored to help the optimization of bridge decks,and the relationship between the automobile speed and aerodynamic variations of a van was fitted to help traffic control.The fitting results are accurate enough for further research.It is noted that the relative speed of the two automobiles is not the only factor that influences the aerodynamic variations of the van,even at a confirmed relative velocity,the aerodynamic variations of the van vary a lot as the velocity proportion changes,and the most unfavorable case shows an increase of over 40%on the aerodynamic variations compared to the standard case.The decay of the aerodynamic effects shows that not all the velocity terms would enhance the aerodynamic variations;the coupled velocity term constrains the variation amplitude of moments and decreases the total amplitude by 20%–40%.

Fatigue evaluation of steel-concrete composite deck in steel truss bridge—A case study

An innovative composite deck system has recently been proposed for improved structural performance.To study the fatigue behavior of a steel-concrete composite bridge deck,we took a newly-constructed rail-cum-road steel truss bridge as a case study.The transverse stress history of the bridge deck near the main truss under the action of a standard fatigue vehicle was calculated using finite element analysis.Due to the fact that fatigue provision remains unavailable in the governing code of highway concrete bridges in China,a preliminary fatigue evaluation was conducted according to the fib Model Code.The results indicate that flexural failure of the bridge deck in the transverse negative bending moment region is the controlling fatigue failure mode.The fatigue life associated with the fatigue fracture of steel reinforcement is 56 years.However,while the top surface of the bridge deck concrete near the truss cracks after just six years,the bridge deck performs with fatigue cracks during most of its design service life.Although fatigue capacity is acceptable under design situations,overloading or understrength may increase its risk of failure.The method presented in this work can be applied to similar bridges for preliminary fatigue assessment.