After-fracture redundancy analysis of an aged truss bridge in Japan

T. Yoda, H. Ge, Weiwei Lin, H. Kasano, K. Nogami, J. Murakoshi, T. Enomoto, D. Tashiro

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    Abstract

    In the next 20 years, nearly half of the bridges in Japan would be in service more than 50 years. These bridges face an increasing risk of ageing failure as well as other extreme ‘forces’. Thus it is necessary to ensure sufficient redundancy in order that these aged bridges may remain functional or at least collapse-safe under design loads in view of the reduction in resistance due to ageing or extreme events. The purpose of the present study is to give a reasonable quantitative method to evaluate the redundancy of aged truss bridges with the help of finite-element (FE) analyses. In the present study, structural redundancy of a truss bridge in Japan is investigated through case studies for a five-span continuous steel truss bridge.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationLife-Cycle of Structural Systems: Design, Assessment, Maintenance and Management - Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE 2014
    PublisherCRC Press/Balkema
    Pages715-721
    Number of pages7
    ISBN (Print)9781138001206
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    Event4th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE 2014 - Tokyo, Japan
    Duration: 2014 Nov 162014 Nov 19

    Other

    Other4th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE 2014
    Country/TerritoryJapan
    CityTokyo
    Period14/11/1614/11/19

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Civil and Structural Engineering
    • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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