2017
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Ambient vibration recording on the Maddalena Bridge in Borgo a Mozzano (Italy): data analysis
Azzara R. M., De Falco A., Girardi M., Pellegrini D.
seismic monitoring structural dynamic response Operational Modal Analysis Geophysics Structural dynamic response Ambient vibrations Seismic monitoring
This paper reports on a vibration measurements campaign performed on the medieval Maddalena Bridge, also known as the "Devil's Bridge", in Borgo a Mozzano (Italy), one of the most fascinating in Italy. This 11th century masonry bridge, supported by four circular arcades, crosses the Serchio River for about one hundred meters. Information on the dynamic response of the structure have been obtained through a wholly nondestructive technique, by measuring the environmental vibrations affecting the structures. A monitoring system has been fitted on the external surface of the bridge in order to evaluate its dynamic response to vibrations originating in the adjacent railway and two nearby roads. The natural frequencies and mode shapes of the structure and the corresponding damping ratios have been obtained by analyzing the recorded data using different techniques of Operational Modal Analysis. Lastly, a finite-element model of the bridge has been calibrated to fit the experimental data.
Source: Annals of geophysics (Online) 60 (2017). doi:10.4401/ag-7159
Publisher: INGV, Istituto nazionale di geofisica e vulcanologia, Sezione di Bologna,, Bologna , Italia
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Azzara, R.M., De Roeck G., Girardi, M., Padovani, C., Pellegrini, D. and Reynders, E., 2016. Assessment of the dynamic behaviour of an ancient masonry tower in Lucca via ambient vibrations, Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, Leuven, 13- 15 September 2016.
Azzara, R.M., Zaccarelli, L., Morelli, A., Trombetti, T., Dallavalle G., Cavaliere A. and Danesi S. 2014. Seismic monitoring of the Asinelli and Garisenda medioeval towers in Bologna (Italy), an instrumental contribution to the engineering modeling direct to their protection. In F. M. Mazzolani and G. Altay (eds.), Proceedings of the second International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions (PROHITECH 2014). Proc. intern. symp., Antalya, Turkey, May 7-9 2014. Istanbul: Boğaziçi University Publishing.
Batel, M. 2002. Operational Modal Analysis - Another Way of Doing Modal Testing. Sound and Vibration. 36(8): 22-27.
Bayraktar, A., Birinci, F., Altunısık, A.C., Türker, T. and Sevim, B. 2009. Finite element model updating of Senyuva historical arch bridge using ambient vibration tests. Baltic J Road Bridge Eng. 4(4):177-85.
Bayraktar, A., Turker, T. and Altunisik, C.A. 2015. Experi-mental frequencies and damping ratios for historical masonry arch bridges. Construction and Building Materials. 75:234-241.
Binante V., Girardi M., Padovani C., Pasquinelli G., Pellegrini D., Porcelli M., Robol L. 2017. NOSA-ITACA documentation. Version 1.1. www.nosaitaca.it.
Boscato, G., Tommaso, A.D., Guerra, F., Lazzarini, L., Maz-zucato, A., Pizzolato, M., et al. 2010. Approach and methodology in understanding the structural behaviour of historic arch bridges through dynamic monitoring: the case of Rialto bridge in Venice. In A. Steffen (ed.) Proceedings of the 34th IABSE symposium on large structures and infrastructures for environmentally constrained and urbanised areas; Proc. intern. symp., Venice, Italy, September 22-24, 2010. Zürich: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering.
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Brincker, R., Ventura, C. and Andersen, P., 2001, Damping estimation by frequency domain decomposition, Proceedings of the 19th International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC).
Brincker, R. and Ventura, C., 2015, Introduction to Operational Modal analysis, Wiley.
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De Falco, A., Girardi, M. and Pellegrini, D. 2014. Non-Linear Analyses on the Medieval “Ponte del Diavolo” in Borgo a Mozzano (Italy). In B.H.V. Topping and P. Iványi, (eds), Twelfth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology; Proc. intern. symp., Naples, 2-5 September 2014. Edinburgh, UK: Civil-Comp Press.
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Lezzerini, M., Franzini, M., Di Battistini, G. and Zucchi D. 2008. The “Macigno” sandstone from Matraia and Pian di Lanzola quarries (North-Western Tuscany, Italy). A comparison of physical and mechanical properties. Atti Soc. tosc. Sci. nat., Mem., Serie A, 113:71-79.
Pellegrini, D. 2015. TruDI - A Matlab toolbox for structural dynamic identification. Software n. 2015-SW024, http://pumalab.isti.cnr.it/index.php/it.
Pérez-Gracia, V., Di Capua, D., Caselles, O., Rial, F., Lorenzo, H., Gonzalez-Drigo, R. & Armesto, J. 2011. Characterization of a Romanesque Bridge in Galicia (Spain), International Journal of Architectural Heritage: Conservation, Analysis and Restoration. 5(3), 251-263.
Rainieri, C. and Fabbrocino, G. 2014. Operational Modal Analysis of Civil Engineering Structures. An Introduction and Guide for Applications. New York: Springer Science + Business Media.
Reynders, E., Schevenels, M. and De Roeck, G., 2014. MACEC 3.3. A Matlab toolbox for experimental and operational modal analysis. http://bwk.kuleuven.be/bwm/macec/.
Reynders, E., Maes, K., Lombaert, G. and De Roeck, G. 2016. Uncertainty quantification in operational modal analysis with stochastic subspace identifica - tion: Validation and applications. Mech. Syst. Signal Process 66-67:13-30.
Sevim, B., Bayraktar, A., Altunısık, A.C., Atamtürktür, S. and Birinci, F. 2011. Finite element model calibration effects on the earthquake response of masonry arch bridges. Finite Elem Anal. Des. 47(7):621-34.
Weale, J., Hann, J., Hosking, W., Stevenson, R., Moseley, H., Hughes, T.and Hill L. 1843. The Theory, Practice, and Architecture of Bridges of Stone, Iron, Timber, and Wire: With Examples on the Priciples of Suspension, Vol. 2 printed by W. Hughes, King's Head Court, Gough Square, London.
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@article{oai:it.cnr:prodotti:374343,
title = {Ambient vibration recording on the Maddalena Bridge in Borgo a Mozzano (Italy): data analysis},
author = {Azzara R. M. and De Falco A. and Girardi M. and Pellegrini D.},
publisher = {INGV, Istituto nazionale di geofisica e vulcanologia, Sezione di Bologna,, Bologna , Italia},
doi = {10.4401/ag-7159},
journal = {Annals of geophysics (Online)},
volume = {60},
year = {2017}
}
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