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Field Experiment On Deep Response Of Slope Subjected To Different Rainfalls In Plateau Mountainous Area Of Northwest Yunnan, Chen He, Lu Zhiqiang, Li Guo, Chen Zhengyu Mar 2023

Field Experiment On Deep Response Of Slope Subjected To Different Rainfalls In Plateau Mountainous Area Of Northwest Yunnan, Chen He, Lu Zhiqiang, Li Guo, Chen Zhengyu

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to investigate the characteristics and mechanism of deep response of slopes subjected to different rainfalls in plateau mountainous area of Northwest Yunnan, remote real-time monitoring devices were deployed to carry out slope prototype field tests, analyze the effects of natural rainfalls in different forms and intensities on deep displacement and groundwater level changes, and put forward suggestions for landslide monitoring and early warning. The results show that the characteristics of heavy rainfall, steep slope, and rock fragmentation during flood season can induce the frequent fluctuation of groundwater level in the deeper part of the slope, which results in …


Study On Reliability Of Special Shaped Arch Bridge With Spatial Three‐Cable‐Plane Inclined Suspenders Under Live Load, Zhu Liming, Shen Kun, Wang Xingyun Mar 2023

Study On Reliability Of Special Shaped Arch Bridge With Spatial Three‐Cable‐Plane Inclined Suspenders Under Live Load, Zhu Liming, Shen Kun, Wang Xingyun

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

Because the structure of a special shaped arch bridge is complicated, there are few studies on the fatigue reliability of its suspender. In order to study the fatigue reliability of the suspender of complex shaped arch bridges under live load, the actual project of a 157 m through-type steel arch bridge with three-cable-plane inclined suspenders with special shaped tie bars was studied. The fatigue reliability formula based on Weibull distribution was applied to analyze the fatigue reliability of the suspender under different live load conditions. The results show that the design live load ensures a higher safety reserve and meets …


Study On Pavement Structure Performance Based On Polymer Alloy Material For Steel Deck Pavement, Yang Bo, He Zhaoyi, Liu Pan, Li Kai, Sheng Xingyue, Li Lu Mar 2023

Study On Pavement Structure Performance Based On Polymer Alloy Material For Steel Deck Pavement, Yang Bo, He Zhaoyi, Liu Pan, Li Kai, Sheng Xingyue, Li Lu

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

Based on the characteristics of light weight and high strength of polymer alloy materials, three new steel bridge deck pavement structures based on polymer alloy materials were proposed in this paper. Their high temperature performance, interface bonding performance, fatigue resistance, and skid resistance were investigated, and the performance performance was compared with that of traditional pavement structures. The test results show that the thickness of the pavement layer has a greater influence on the high temperature performance of “polymer alloy material + high-elasticity modified asphalt concrete SMA10” but has less influence on the high temperature performance of “polymer alloy material …


Influence Of Curvature Radius On Mechanical Properties Of Small And Medium Span Continuous Rigid Frame Bridge During Construction Stages, Xie Yangfu, Ye Yuansheng, Gui Shuirong, Yang Yu Mar 2023

Influence Of Curvature Radius On Mechanical Properties Of Small And Medium Span Continuous Rigid Frame Bridge During Construction Stages, Xie Yangfu, Ye Yuansheng, Gui Shuirong, Yang Yu

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to study the mechanical properties and the influence of curvature radius on the mechanical properties of curved rigid frame bridge constructed by span-by-span assembly method, this paper took the continuous rigid frame bridge with a two-box standard section (35 + 35 + 35) m of Hongdu Overpass in Nanchang City as the engineering background. By changing the curvature radius, the influence of curvature radius on the mechanical properties of small- and medium-span continuous rigid frame bridges constructed by span-by-span assembly method during construction was studied. The results show that the mechanical properties such as the main beam stress, …


Research On Vibration Reduction Measures Of Short‐Hole Blasting For Pile Group Foundation Of Bridge, Long Lidun, Ji Zhongyan, Li Shaofang, Zhou Xu Mar 2023

Research On Vibration Reduction Measures Of Short‐Hole Blasting For Pile Group Foundation Of Bridge, Long Lidun, Ji Zhongyan, Li Shaofang, Zhou Xu

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In the construction of pile hole blasting of group pile foundation of bridges, due to the small clear distance between piles, the blasting vibration will have adverse effects on the wall protection of adjacent pile holes and the poured pile core concrete. Measures thus should be taken to control the seismic wave vibration velocity. In view of the inapplicability of conventional blasting vibration reduction measures such as reducing charge and setting isolation ditch in the construction of pile group foundation of the bridge, this paper proposed vibration reduction measures such as setting isolation holes and using air bags to replace …


Installation Construction Technology Of Composite Girder Cable‐Stayed Bridge Superstructure In Deep‐Cutting Gorge, Ren Lei, Lu Liang, Dong Zhengliang Mar 2023

Installation Construction Technology Of Composite Girder Cable‐Stayed Bridge Superstructure In Deep‐Cutting Gorge, Ren Lei, Lu Liang, Dong Zhengliang

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In view of the installation problems of superimposed beam cable-stayed bridge across the deep canyon, this paper studied the superimposed beam lifting, transport on beam, and superimposed beam installation and proposed three kinds of lifting technology with tower truss crane, beam lifting door crane, and large tower crane, as well as two kinds of installation technology including piecemeal assembly by full rotating deck crane and whole segment assembly truss deck crane. It also made a relative comparative analysis, solving the difficulty in vertical lifting on such bridges and providing a reference for the construction of the same type of cable-stayed …


Analysis Of Influence Parameters Of Steel Corrugated Plate‐Concrete Composite Arch Culvert, Zhang Haijun Mar 2023

Analysis Of Influence Parameters Of Steel Corrugated Plate‐Concrete Composite Arch Culvert, Zhang Haijun

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to explore the parameter effect of a composite arch culvert with corrugated steel plate and concrete, based on the engineering background of a composite arch culvert, the influence rules of four parameters, namely fill height, pipe diameter, wall thickness, and uneven settlement, on the stress and deformation of the arch culvert were analyzed based on the control variable method. The results show that the deformation and stress of the arch culvert are positively correlated with the fill height h and pipe diameter R. When h < 25 m, the deformation and stress increase linearly with the increase in the fill height, and when h > 25 m, the deformation and stress increase in a curve form. When R …


Research And Analysis On Controlled Blasting Demolition Of Continuous Thin‐Walled Box Ribbed Arch Bridge, Ma Shaojun, Chen Huibin, Chai Wendong, Zhang Chunquan, Wang Yuan Mar 2023

Research And Analysis On Controlled Blasting Demolition Of Continuous Thin‐Walled Box Ribbed Arch Bridge, Ma Shaojun, Chen Huibin, Chai Wendong, Zhang Chunquan, Wang Yuan

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

The 1st bridge of the Jialing River in Pengan County is erected over the Jialing River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Due to earthquakes and perennial high load operation, the overall technical condition is “Class Ⅴ”, which cannot meet the requirements of the design load grade. This bridge is the longest highway bridge dismantled in Sichuan Province. Its structure is a multi-span continuous thin-walled box ribbed arch bridge. In addition, there are obvious diseases, so the demolition is difficult, and the safety risk is great. For the demolition of the bridge by controlled blasting, numerical simulation, shaped charge cutting …


Research On Damage Location Based On Time Reversal And Ultrasound‐Probability Imaging Algorithm, Yin Xinfeng, Yang Jinyi, Zhang Ming Mar 2023

Research On Damage Location Based On Time Reversal And Ultrasound‐Probability Imaging Algorithm, Yin Xinfeng, Yang Jinyi, Zhang Ming

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to study the location of structural damage, an improved time-reversal (TR)-based ultrasound-probabilistic imaging (TRPDI) algorithm was proposed in this paper. The electrical signal was applied to the piezoelectric ceramics (PZT) attached to the surface of the aluminium plate to generate an ultrasonic Lamb wave with good propagation performance in the aluminium plate. Based on Lamb wave theory and TR theory, the damage index was optimized, and the damage imaging algorithm was used to analyze the damage degree of the specimen and locate the damage. Three different data processing methods were used to obtain the active components in the …


Study On Effect Of Fiber Stabilizers On Water Temperature Cycle Damage Resistance Of Drainage Asphalt Mixtures, Liu Fuming, Wu Di, He Qingde, Yang Zhiping Mar 2023

Study On Effect Of Fiber Stabilizers On Water Temperature Cycle Damage Resistance Of Drainage Asphalt Mixtures, Liu Fuming, Wu Di, He Qingde, Yang Zhiping

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to study the effect of fiber stabilizer on the water temperature cycle damage resistance of drainage asphalt mixture, drainage asphalt mixture without fiber stabilizer and with wood fiber, polyester fiber, and basalt fiber, respectively, were compared through tests. By standard dispersion test and immersed dispersion test, the anti-spalling ability of the mixture was analyzed. Under the same asphalt condition, the standard dispersion loss of the drainage asphalt mixture was reduced to different degrees after adding fiber stabilizer, which could increase the anti-spalling property of the drainage asphalt mixture to some extent. The splitting, indirect tensile, and rutting tests …


Experimental Analysis On Recycling And Mechanical Properties Of Waste Cement, Chen Liang Mar 2023

Experimental Analysis On Recycling And Mechanical Properties Of Waste Cement, Chen Liang

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to recycle waste cement, construction waste cement materials were collected in the laboratory, and they were crushed, ground, and heat treated to facilitate reuse. Then, the waste cement was combined with the commonly used active fly ash admixture to prepare a new cement material for test analysis. The results show that the new cement material produced by industrial by-product, fly ash and waste cement material is feasible. A small amount of construction waste cement material (about 5%) can increase the 28-day compressive strength of cement by more than 50%, and the compressive strength of the prepared building material …


Experimental Study On Characteristics And Stability Of Different Aged Steel Slag Aggregate, Zhang Hongri, Wang Guiyao, Feng Jian, Lan Tianzhu, Wu Tao Mar 2023

Experimental Study On Characteristics And Stability Of Different Aged Steel Slag Aggregate, Zhang Hongri, Wang Guiyao, Feng Jian, Lan Tianzhu, Wu Tao

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

Steel slag aggregate has good building material properties, but the utilization rate of steel slag in road engineering is low at present. In this paper, the chemical composition, basic physical and mechanical indexes, f⁃CaO, f⁃MgO, pulverization rate, CRB expansion rate, and other indexes of open-air aged steel slag aggregate in Fangchenggang, Guangxi Province for 0, 6, and 12 months were studied. The results show that the physical and mechanical properties of steel slag aggregate basically meet the requirements of road base materials and subgrade fillers, but the indexes of f⁃CaO, pulverization rate, and CRB expansion rate of steel slag aggregate …


Influence Factors Of Deicing And Thaw Performance Of Asphalt Mixture With Low Freezing Point, Zhou Shuiwen, Lin Fang, Zhang Xiaohua, Zhang Lingbo, Jiang Haoqiu Mar 2023

Influence Factors Of Deicing And Thaw Performance Of Asphalt Mixture With Low Freezing Point, Zhou Shuiwen, Lin Fang, Zhang Xiaohua, Zhang Lingbo, Jiang Haoqiu

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

The conductivity test was used to study the release law of thawing and deicing components. The freezing test was used to study the cooling law of the mixture, and the thawing rate test was used to study the thawing and deicing performance. The results show that the release of thawing and deicing components of materials with a low freezing point is temperature-dependent, and the release at the high temperature is 3.49–3.77 times that at the low temperature. The granular materials tend to dissolve in water, which results in the release rate of thawing and deicing components faster than that of …


Evaluation Of Anti‐Cracking Performance Of Recycled Concrete With Recycled Rubber/Sbs Composite Modified Asphalt, Li Xiaobin Mar 2023

Evaluation Of Anti‐Cracking Performance Of Recycled Concrete With Recycled Rubber/Sbs Composite Modified Asphalt, Li Xiaobin

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to improve the crack resistance of recycled asphalt mixture, a new styrenic block copolymer (SBS)/rubber composite modified asphalt with excellent crack resistance was proposed for the regeneration of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). Based on the creep of low temperature bending beam, confined temperature stress, and four-point bending fatigue test, the low temperature cracking resistance and fatigue cracking performance of composite modified asphalt and SBS-modified asphalt were studied. The results show that the addition of rubber can improve the low temperature and medium temperature crack resistance of recycled asphalt concrete, which may be related to the propagation of micro-cracks …


Study On Anti‐Scattering Performance Of Asphalt Concrete On Aggregate Scattering Pavement Of Highway, Yang Siyuan, Chen Guiliang Mar 2023

Study On Anti‐Scattering Performance Of Asphalt Concrete On Aggregate Scattering Pavement Of Highway, Yang Siyuan, Chen Guiliang

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

Due to the lack of quantitative evaluation methods for aggregate scattering degree of expressway asphalt pavement in China and abroad, according to the disease characteristics of surface layer spalling, this paper adopted the Cantabro standard dispersion test to sample the concrete of the section with aggregate scattering of Huangqunan Expressway (G3) in Zhejiang Province. The dispersion impact damage modes of the mixture with different severity were analyzed, and the anti-dispersion performance of concrete was evaluated by mass loss rate and water absorption rate. The results show that aggregate scattering will reduce the density of the concrete structure at the surface …


Variable Speed Limit Control Method For Highway Under Dense Fog, Sun Jiancheng, Qiao Jiaxing Mar 2023

Variable Speed Limit Control Method For Highway Under Dense Fog, Sun Jiancheng, Qiao Jiaxing

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to solve the problem of traffic safety on expressways under dense fog and change the original fixed speed limit measures, a variable speed limit control method based on the safe allowable speed was proposed. The speed limit value was calculated based on the regulations in road traffic safety law on the speed under dense fog by considering that the traffic law does not mention the road alignment conditions, road conditions, and other factors, and the monitor data was used to approximate replace the data of individual vehicles for data optimization, and the safe speed and safe distance of …


Design And Experimental Study On Special Spherical Support Of Pingtang Bridge, Tang Zhi, Ma Baihu, Du Bin, Xu Xiangdong, Xia Junyong Mar 2023

Design And Experimental Study On Special Spherical Support Of Pingtang Bridge, Tang Zhi, Ma Baihu, Du Bin, Xu Xiangdong, Xia Junyong

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

The vertical bearing capacity of the 16# pier of Pingtang Bridge is 10 000 kN, and the horizontal bearing capacity along the bridge is 12 000 kN, which is 120% of the vertical bearing capacity. The support angle needs to reach the technical parameter requirements of 0.05 rad, which far exceeds the requirements of 10–40% horizontal force of conventional highway supports. According to the specific engineering situation, a new type of support with a large horizontal bearing capacity was designed. Firstly, the finite element model of the support was established to analyze the mechanical properties of the support, and the …


Study On Practical Method Of Safety Assessment For Bridges Under Heavy‐Cargo Transportation, Jiang Xu, Wang Wanfeng, He Zhensheng, Gao Xuefeng Mar 2023

Study On Practical Method Of Safety Assessment For Bridges Under Heavy‐Cargo Transportation, Jiang Xu, Wang Wanfeng, He Zhensheng, Gao Xuefeng

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to meet the requirements of the industry for the high efficiency, safety, and reliability of the traffic safety assessment of heavy-duty vehicles, this paper proposed a method that combined a real-time monitoring system with a finite element method for the traffic safety assessment of heavy-duty vehicles on bridges and verified the method through practical projects. The paper evaluated the bridge’s technical condition level before the heavy-duty vehicle passes and determined the resistance reduction factor considering the bridge’s technical condition level. The finite element analysis model of the bridge was established, and the reliability of the model was verified …


Research On Vibration Reduction Measures Of Short‐Hole Blasting For Pile Group Foundation Of Bridge, Long Lidun, Ji Zhongyan, Li Shaofang, Zhou Xu Mar 2023

Research On Vibration Reduction Measures Of Short‐Hole Blasting For Pile Group Foundation Of Bridge, Long Lidun, Ji Zhongyan, Li Shaofang, Zhou Xu

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In the construction of pile hole blasting of group pile foundation of bridges, due to the small clear distance between piles, the blasting vibration will have adverse effects on the wall protection of adjacent pile holes and the poured pile core concrete. Measures thus should be taken to control the seismic wave vibration velocity. In view of the inapplicability of conventional blasting vibration reduction measures such as reducing charge and setting isolation ditch in the construction of pile group foundation of the bridge, this paper proposed vibration reduction measures such as setting isolation holes and using air bags to replace …


Analysis Of Influence Parameters Of Steel Corrugated Plate‐Concrete Composite Arch Culvert, Zhang Haijun Mar 2023

Analysis Of Influence Parameters Of Steel Corrugated Plate‐Concrete Composite Arch Culvert, Zhang Haijun

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to explore the parameter effect of a composite arch culvert with corrugated steel plate and concrete, based on the engineering background of a composite arch culvert, the influence rules of four parameters, namely fill height, pipe diameter, wall thickness, and uneven settlement, on the stress and deformation of the arch culvert were analyzed based on the control variable method. The results show that the deformation and stress of the arch culvert are positively correlated with the fill height h and pipe diameter R. When h < 25 m, the deformation and stress increase linearly with the increase in the fill height, and when h > 25 m, the deformation and stress increase in a curve form. When R …


Research And Analysis On Controlled Blasting Demolition Of Continuous Thin‐Walled Box Ribbed Arch Bridge, Ma Shaojun, Chen Huibin, Chai Wendong, Zhang Chunquan, Wang Yuan Mar 2023

Research And Analysis On Controlled Blasting Demolition Of Continuous Thin‐Walled Box Ribbed Arch Bridge, Ma Shaojun, Chen Huibin, Chai Wendong, Zhang Chunquan, Wang Yuan

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

The 1st bridge of the Jialing River in Pengan County is erected over the Jialing River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Due to earthquakes and perennial high load operation, the overall technical condition is “Class Ⅴ”, which cannot meet the requirements of the design load grade. This bridge is the longest highway bridge dismantled in Sichuan Province. Its structure is a multi-span continuous thin-walled box ribbed arch bridge. In addition, there are obvious diseases, so the demolition is difficult, and the safety risk is great. For the demolition of the bridge by controlled blasting, numerical simulation, shaped charge cutting …


Study On Parameter Optimization Of Feet‐Lock Anchor Pipes Of Tunnels In Unconsolidated Formation, Tang Heqing, Jiang Xishan, Yang Peng Mar 2023

Study On Parameter Optimization Of Feet‐Lock Anchor Pipes Of Tunnels In Unconsolidated Formation, Tang Heqing, Jiang Xishan, Yang Peng

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to give full play to the supporting role of the feet-lock anchor pipe in the tunnel with unconsolidated formation, it is necessary to obtain the optimal construction parameters of the feet-lock anchor pipe. Based on a tunnel project on the Huaping–Lijiang Expressway in Yunnan Province, this paper conducted numerical simulation and field test analysis. By comparing the arch subsidence and horizontal convergence of the supporting structure when the feet-lock anchor pipe with different parameters was constructed, the paper explored the characteristics and causes of the influence of construction parameters on the feet-lock effect. The results show that the …


Simulation Study On Flame Retardant Effect Of Warm‐Mixed Flame Retardant Pavement In Highway Tunnel Mar 2023

Simulation Study On Flame Retardant Effect Of Warm‐Mixed Flame Retardant Pavement In Highway Tunnel

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to obtain the flame retardant effect of the warm-mixed flame retardant asphalt pavement in highway tunnels, based on the finite element method and thermodynamics theory, the thermal analysis module of Ansys finite element software was used to study the flame retardant effect of ordinary asphalt pavement, flame retardant asphalt pavement, and warm-mixed flame retardant asphalt pavement under different fire scales. The maximum temperature of the three types of pavement increased with the increase in the fire scale. Under any fire scale, the flame retardant effect of the warm-mixed flame retardant asphalt pavement was increased by 4.9%–8.5% compared with …


Installation Construction Technology Of Composite Girder Cable‐Stayed Bridge Superstructure In Deep‐Cutting Gorge, Ren Lei, Lu Liang, Dong Zhengliang Mar 2023

Installation Construction Technology Of Composite Girder Cable‐Stayed Bridge Superstructure In Deep‐Cutting Gorge, Ren Lei, Lu Liang, Dong Zhengliang

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In view of the installation problems of superimposed beam cable-stayed bridge across the deep canyon, this paper studied the superimposed beam lifting, transport on beam, and superimposed beam installation and proposed three kinds of lifting technology with tower truss crane, beam lifting door crane, and large tower crane, as well as two kinds of installation technology including piecemeal assembly by full rotating deck crane and whole segment assembly truss deck crane. It also made a relative comparative analysis, solving the difficulty in vertical lifting on such bridges and providing a reference for the construction of the same type of cable-stayed …


Experiment Research Of High Pressure Jet Grouting Pile On Ultra‐Shallow Buried Tunnel In Strong Weathered Stratum, Lu Liyang, Liu Huan, Li Pinpin Mar 2023

Experiment Research Of High Pressure Jet Grouting Pile On Ultra‐Shallow Buried Tunnel In Strong Weathered Stratum, Lu Liyang, Liu Huan, Li Pinpin

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

By taking the ultra-shallow buried construction of Xinwu Tunnel in Luoding–Xinyi Expressway in Guangdong Province as the engineering background, the key construction parameters and formation reinforcement effect of high-pressure rotary churning pile in ultra-shallow buried tunnel surrounding rock of fully weathered strata were compared. The results show that: ① slurry pressure, rotary churning speed, and lifting speed have obvious effects on the static load bearing capacity of a single pile. Under the same static load condition, greater slurry pressure indicates a lower cumulative settlement value of a single pile and a smaller increase in cumulative settlement value, and the change …


Study On Anti‐Scattering Performance Of Asphalt Concrete On Aggregate Scattering Pavement Of Highway, Yang Siyuan, Chen Guiliang Mar 2023

Study On Anti‐Scattering Performance Of Asphalt Concrete On Aggregate Scattering Pavement Of Highway, Yang Siyuan, Chen Guiliang

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

Due to the lack of quantitative evaluation methods for aggregate scattering degree of expressway asphalt pavement in China and abroad, according to the disease characteristics of surface layer spalling, this paper adopted the Cantabro standard dispersion test to sample the concrete of the section with aggregate scattering of Huangqunan Expressway (G3) in Zhejiang Province. The dispersion impact damage modes of the mixture with different severity were analyzed, and the anti-dispersion performance of concrete was evaluated by mass loss rate and water absorption rate. The results show that aggregate scattering will reduce the density of the concrete structure at the surface …


Variable Speed Limit Control Method For Highway Under Dense Fog, Sun Jiancheng, Qiao Jiaxing Mar 2023

Variable Speed Limit Control Method For Highway Under Dense Fog, Sun Jiancheng, Qiao Jiaxing

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to solve the problem of traffic safety on expressways under dense fog and change the original fixed speed limit measures, a variable speed limit control method based on the safe allowable speed was proposed. The speed limit value was calculated based on the regulations in road traffic safety law on the speed under dense fog by considering that the traffic law does not mention the road alignment conditions, road conditions, and other factors, and the monitor data was used to approximate replace the data of individual vehicles for data optimization, and the safe speed and safe distance of …


Application Of Digital Image Processing In Cracks Of Concrete Pavement, Gao Fan, He Chunguang, Wang Pengzhang, Qin Yanping, Duo Huaqiong Mar 2023

Application Of Digital Image Processing In Cracks Of Concrete Pavement, Gao Fan, He Chunguang, Wang Pengzhang, Qin Yanping, Duo Huaqiong

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

The image obtained by using the traditional crack detection method of concrete pavement has some problems, such as low contrast and high noise, which makes it difficult to meet the requirements of modern road engineering management or non-destructive testing. In order to eliminate the interference in crack images, digital image processing technology was used to improve the image quality through computers. This paper took digital image processing as the core and introduced its development and application in pavement cracks. Based on the research progress and achievements of digital image processing on pavement cracks in recent years, the principles and characteristics …


Design And Experimental Study On Special Spherical Support Of Pingtang Bridge, Tang Zhi, Ma Baihu, Du Bin, Xu Xiangdong, Xia Junyong Mar 2023

Design And Experimental Study On Special Spherical Support Of Pingtang Bridge, Tang Zhi, Ma Baihu, Du Bin, Xu Xiangdong, Xia Junyong

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

The vertical bearing capacity of the 16# pier of Pingtang Bridge is 10 000 kN, and the horizontal bearing capacity along the bridge is 12 000 kN, which is 120% of the vertical bearing capacity. The support angle needs to reach the technical parameter requirements of 0.05 rad, which far exceeds the requirements of 10–40% horizontal force of conventional highway supports. According to the specific engineering situation, a new type of support with a large horizontal bearing capacity was designed. Firstly, the finite element model of the support was established to analyze the mechanical properties of the support, and the …


Study On Practical Method Of Safety Assessment For Bridges Under Heavy‐Cargo Transportation, Jiang Xu, Wang Wanfeng, He Zhensheng, Gao Xuefeng Mar 2023

Study On Practical Method Of Safety Assessment For Bridges Under Heavy‐Cargo Transportation, Jiang Xu, Wang Wanfeng, He Zhensheng, Gao Xuefeng

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to meet the requirements of the industry for the high efficiency, safety, and reliability of the traffic safety assessment of heavy-duty vehicles, this paper proposed a method that combined a real-time monitoring system with a finite element method for the traffic safety assessment of heavy-duty vehicles on bridges and verified the method through practical projects. The paper evaluated the bridge’s technical condition level before the heavy-duty vehicle passes and determined the resistance reduction factor considering the bridge’s technical condition level. The finite element analysis model of the bridge was established, and the reliability of the model was verified …