AN AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION STRATEGY FOR 3D FE BRIDGE MODELS

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Main Author: LIU, LEI
Language:English
Published: University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK 2004
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Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1092674830
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin10926748302021-08-03T06:09:46Z AN AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION STRATEGY FOR 3D FE BRIDGE MODELS LIU, LEI Bridge FE Model Model Calibration Linking 3D finite element analysis (FEA) is an extremely efficient tool in the bridge condition evaluation process. The process typically consists of generating an Finite Element (FE) model, performing dynamic field testing, calibrating the model to field test data, and using the results from the calibrated model to rate the condition of the bridge or investigate unique loadings or retrofit schemes. This thesis will focus on the calibration strategy for FE bridge models. Model calibration starts from a nominal bridge model. Experimental data which was processed from a bridge field test is used for calibration reference. The nominal bridge was built according to the bridge plan. Many of the differences between experimental and analytic results are due to modeling limitations and experimental error. In the model calibration, during the iterative calibration process, some FE parameters are adjusted to make the analytical bridge static and dynamic responses match the corresponding bridge’s modal and truckload performance acquired from the field tests. An automatic, steepest descent algorithm based calibration strategy, combined with the bisection method, is presented. Two bridge models will be calibrated as examples and calibration results will be shown in each automatic calibration step. 2004-10-05 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1092674830 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1092674830 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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language English
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topic Bridge FE Model
Model Calibration
Linking
spellingShingle Bridge FE Model
Model Calibration
Linking
LIU, LEI
AN AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION STRATEGY FOR 3D FE BRIDGE MODELS
author LIU, LEI
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title AN AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION STRATEGY FOR 3D FE BRIDGE MODELS
title_short AN AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION STRATEGY FOR 3D FE BRIDGE MODELS
title_full AN AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION STRATEGY FOR 3D FE BRIDGE MODELS
title_fullStr AN AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION STRATEGY FOR 3D FE BRIDGE MODELS
title_full_unstemmed AN AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION STRATEGY FOR 3D FE BRIDGE MODELS
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publisher University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK
publishDate 2004
url http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1092674830
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