Control Performance Evaluation to Avoid Pounding of Bridges

Abstract:

Earthquake inflicts damage on bridges in various ways. In this research an experimental study was carried out to decrease the damage caused by the pounding of bridges as earthquake load was added. For the experiment, we designed a model of successive bridge composed of a reinforced concrete bridge top and I section steel. At each bridge pier was placed a rubber bearing which was frequently used for seismic isolation. As for damper, we ourselves designed and produced a MR damper of 30 KN. Five experimental conditions were given ranging from without damper, with damper but no electricity input, with damper and electricity input, each with two different algorithms. For the experiment, we inflicted a 50% reduced wave of Kobe earthquake horizontally on the model, and compared the displacements and power data under each condition. The result proved that the MR damper of our own design was effective to prevent the successive bridge model from colliding by exerting a sizable amount of influence on its displacement and power data.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 569-570)
• Pages: 350-357
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.569-570.350
• Online since: July 2013
• Authors: Gwang Hee Heo, Chung Gil Kim, Seung Gon Jeon, Eun Ji Kim
• Keywords: Bridge Pounding, Control Algorithm, Feedback Control, MR Damper

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