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Dynamic Tests of Pony Truss Railway Bridge Under Normal Operation Cover

Dynamic Tests of Pony Truss Railway Bridge Under Normal Operation

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|Jan 2025

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Figure 1.

Bridge under study
Bridge under study

Figure 2.

Cross section of the the sixth span of discussed bridge with spatial transducer layout; suffix y denotes the transverse uniaxial sensor, z denotes the vertical uniaxial sensor and yz denotes the transverse and vertical biaxial sensor
Cross section of the the sixth span of discussed bridge with spatial transducer layout; suffix y denotes the transverse uniaxial sensor, z denotes the vertical uniaxial sensor and yz denotes the transverse and vertical biaxial sensor

Figure 3.

Accelerometer layout in spans no. five (on the right) and six (on the left)
Accelerometer layout in spans no. five (on the right) and six (on the left)

Figure 4.

Comparison of mode shapes estimated from experimental data and calculated using the FE model; a) low order mode shape; b) higher order mode shape
Comparison of mode shapes estimated from experimental data and calculated using the FE model; a) low order mode shape; b) higher order mode shape

Figure 5.

Vertical displacements induced by a heavy locomotive (L1); span 6 – on the left, span 5 – on the right
Vertical displacements induced by a heavy locomotive (L1); span 6 – on the left, span 5 – on the right

Figure 6.

Vertical displacements induced by a locomotive of a freight train (T3); span 6 – on the left, span 5 – on the right
Vertical displacements induced by a locomotive of a freight train (T3); span 6 – on the left, span 5 – on the right

Summary of recorded real train passages

No.Code nameDescriptiondirection of passageAccelerometer setupHour of pasage
1T1Freight trainForst-ZasiekiU111:27
2T2Freight trainForst-ZasiekiU113:11
3T3Freight trainZasieki-ForstU215:00
4L1Heavy locomotiveForst-ZasiekiU215:16
5O1RailcarZasieki-ForstU116:33
6O2RailcarForst-ZasiekiU116:41

FEM predicted and identified modes of vibration

FEMnOMA/ntOMATimes identifiedMode shape description
No.nt [Hz]nOMA [Hz]UnOMA [Hz]ξ [%]Uξ [%]
15.700.814.600.020.660.289I lateral bending
27.291,077.830.141.241.339I vertical bending
310.500.9710.140.110.380.138I torsional along x axis
410.940.9210.06-0.46-1II upper flange in phase
511.430.9610.950.100.290.099I upper flange out of phase
611.761.0312.110.030.280.169II upper flange out of phase
712.441.0813.40-0.41-2III upper flange out of phase
812.781.0713.68-1.38-1III upper flange in phase
1615.48 ----0IV upper flange in phase
1715.51 ----0IV upper flange out of phase
1917.980.9517.060.120.790.469I torsional
2020.69 ----0II lateral bending
2121.82 ----0V upper flange in phase
2221.88 ----0V upper flange out of phase
2322.470.9521.27-0.34-3II lateral bending
2429.52 ----0III lateral bending
2528.22 ----0II torsional
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2024-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
Language: English
Page range: 63 - 70
Submitted on: May 22, 2023
Accepted on: Oct 18, 2023
Published on: Jan 9, 2025
Published by: Silesian University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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