Experimental Validation of the Finite Element Modelling of Pinhão Bridge

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2006

Authors

Filipe Magalhães (Author) FEUP; Bruno Costa (Author) Other; Álvaro Cunha (Author) FEUP; Elsa Caetano (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: III European Conference on Computational Mechanics. Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering

Pages: 1-1

III European Conference on Computational Mechanics. Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering

Lisboa, 5 a 8 de Junho de 2006

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Other engineering and technologies

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00W-XZZ

DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-5370-3_754

Abstract (EN): The Pinhão Bridge is a Portuguese metallic roadway bridge constructed in 1906 over the Douro river, whose state of degradation requires the development of rehabilitation works (Figure 1). In this context, an ambient vibration test of the bridge was recently performed. The collected data was processed using the Peak-Picking method that allowed the identification of the most relevant natural frequencies (Figure 2) and mode shapes. The experimental identified modal parameters were used to improve the numerical model developed by the consultancy office responsible for the rehabilitation design. The updated finite element model provides very well correlated natural frequencies and vibration modes with regard to the corresponding experimental estimates (Figure 3).

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 1