A new method for damage detection minor damages in the piers of straight bridges using fragility curves of harmonic forces

Document Type : Original Research

Authors
M. Mohammadi
F. Daneshjoo
Tarbiat Modares University
A-10-79063-1
Abstract
Due to the increase in the age of bridges, the explanation and use of effective methods for detecting partial damage with the help of health monitoring systems are crucial since they provide the conditions for repairing the damage before the damage increases. One of the primary goals of this article is to provide an effective and efficient method for health monitoring and detect partial damage in the pier of a straight bridge using fragility curves of harmonic forces, and provide a criterion to show the correlation of fragility curves in healthy and damaged states. To achieve these goals, a complete model of a straight bridge that includes 8 piers, each 10 meters high and its deck includes 5 openings, the length of each is 15 meters, and the total length of the deck of 75 meters was modeled in the CSI Bridge software, and then, was validated. To detect the most vulnerable column for damage modeling for health monitoring operations, three earthquake records corresponding to the soil of the construction site were successively applied to the model. By examining the decrease in the slope of the moment-rotation graphs, the level of damage that occurred at the bottom of the column was detected. Finally, it was found that the middle piers were more prone to seismic damage and health monitoring operations were performed on one of the middle columns. To draw the fragility curves of harmonic forces, harmonic forces were first applied to the top of the column, and then, the rotations created at the bottom of the column were measured. Based on the obtained data and using the relevant relations, the fragility curves were drawn. The index of the maximum intensity of force, the index of rotation damage that occurred at the bottom of the column, and the defined performance level of exceedance from the linear state are the characteristics of these fragility curves. To draw the fragility curve in the damaged state, the desired earthquake (seismic) force was first applied to the bridge, and then, harmonic forces were applied to the top of the desired column. The results of this study revealed that the fragility curves of harmonic forces have been drawn well in healthy and partially damaged states according to the defined characteristics, and partial damages with different intensities have been correctly detected. To examine the correlation of the fragility curves of harmonic forces in both damaged and healthy states, two new criteria PCOMAC and PDI were introduced. The results of this article indicate that the PCOMAC criterion is very suitable for examining the correlation of fragility curves of harmonic forces.

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Modares Civil Engineering journal
Volume 24, Issue 2
May and June 2024
Pages 185-201