Environmental effects and output-only model identification of continuous bridge response

Studying the response of bridge due to temperature effects is the main aim of this paper. The Fu-Sui bridge is constructed on a hard environmental effect region in China. To evaluate and assessment the behavior of this bridge, a finite element model and Structural Health Monitoring System (SHM) are used. In addition, the output only model identification is used to assess the thermal response and displacement of bridge. The results of the finite element and monitoring system reveal to that the behavior of the bridge after the first working year is safe, but over a long time period the low temperatures will have an effect on the behavior of the bridge, especially for the upper girder monitoring points. The thermal response and displacement output of the model used conforms with the SHM measurements. Also, the models calculated can be used to detect the bridge behavior in future time monitoring.