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Field test study of bridge scour diagnostic method based on time-varying frequency

  • School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Scour is one of the main hidden diseases of bridge substructure, which will lead to the significant loss of foundation stiffness and bearing capacity. A scour diagnostic method of pile foundation based on time-varying frequency was proposed and verified by sev-eral field bridge tests. Firstly, the traffic-induced vibration of the pier were collected, and the instantaneous frequency of the pier was extracted based on Wavelet Synchrosqueezed Trans-form. Secondly, the probability distribution of instantaneous frequency was fitted and the scour indicator was defined based on the confidence interval. Field test results showed that the vibration response of the middle part of the pier contains more high-order modal informa-tion than that of the top part. The scour indicator changed significantly for two tested piers with a height of 7.23m and 8.98m, which indirectly verified its sensitivity to the change of free length of piers. For short and medium-span bridges, effective vibration signals can be col-lected by a short test under open traffic conditions. The proposed method can be used for real-time monitoring or rapid detection of bridge scour.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Digitalization and Sustainability - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2024
EditorsJens Sandager Jensen, Dan M. Frangopol, Jacob Wittrup Schmidt
PublisherCRC Press/Balkema
Pages3625-3632
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9781032770406
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event12th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2024 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 24 Jun 202428 Jun 2024

Publication series

NameBridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Digitalization and Sustainability - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2024

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2024
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period24/06/2428/06/24

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