The Multi-Scale Model Method for U-Ribs Temperature-Induced Stress Analysis in Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridges through Monitoring Data

Fengqi Zhu, Yinquan Yu, Panjie Li and Jian Zhang ()
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Fengqi Zhu: China Institute of Building Standard Design & Research Co., Ltd., Beijing 100048, China
Yinquan Yu: China Institute of Building Standard Design & Research Co., Ltd., Beijing 100048, China
Panjie Li: School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
Jian Zhang: School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-19

Abstract: Temperature is one of the important factors that affect the fatigue failure of the welds in orthotropic steel desks (OSD) between U-ribs and bridge decks. In this study, a new analysis method for temperature-induced stress in U-ribs is proposed based on multi-scale finite element (FE) models and monitoring data First, the long-term temperature data of a long-span cable-stayed bridge is processed. This research reveals that a vertical temperature gradient is observed rather than a transverse temperature gradient on the long-span steel box girder bridge with tuyere components. There is a linear relationship between temperature and temperature-induced displacement, taking into account the time delay effect (approximately one hour). Then, a multi-scale FE model is established using the substructure method to condense each segment of the steel girder into a super-element, and the overall bridge temperature-induced displacement and temperature-induced stress of the local U-rib on the OSD are analyzed. The agreement between the calculated temperature-induced stresses and measured values demonstrates the effectiveness of the multi-scale modeling strategy. This approach provides a valuable reference for the evaluation and management of bridge safety. Finally, based on the multi-scale FE model, the temperature-induced strain distribution of components on the OSD is studied. This research reveals that the deflection of the girder continually changes with the temperature variation, and the temperature-induced strain of the girder exhibits a variation range of approximately 100 με.

Keywords: long-term monitoring data; temperature-induced stress; multi-scale model; substructure; state evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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