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Wim Based Load Models For Bridge Serviceability Limit States, Przemyslaw Rakoczy
Wim Based Load Models For Bridge Serviceability Limit States, Przemyslaw Rakoczy
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The safety of aging bridge inventory is one of the main concerns of the state and federal agencies. Therefore, there is a need to quantify the safety margin of existing infrastructure and new design bridges. The Serviceability Limit States, i.e. fatigue, requires additional statistical parameters and not only the maximum values but also load spectra, i.e. frequency of occurrence of loads. The maximum values are needed for shorter time periods, such as day, week, month or year. Load spectra as well as material resistance are random variables. To quantify the safety margin of existing and future bridges load and resistance …
Wim Based Live Load Model For Bridge Reliability, Marek Kozikowski
Wim Based Live Load Model For Bridge Reliability, Marek Kozikowski
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Development of a valid live load model is essential for assessment of serviceability and safety of highway bridges. The current HL-93 load model is based on the Ontario truck measurements performed in 1975. Since that time truck loads have changed significantly. Therefore, the goal of this study is to analyze 2005-2007 Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) data and develop a new statistical live load model.
The analyzed WIM data includes 47,000,000 records obtained from different states. A special program was developed to calculate the maximum live load effect. Comparison of the old and new truck data showed that on average Ontario trucks are …