Analysis of Vehicle-Bridge Interaction Using Advanced Vehicle Model

Judy P. Yang*, Ting Yu Feng

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this study, an advanced vehicle model is proposed by considering the wheel size of two unsprung masses in a three-mass vehicle model in the analysis of vehicle-bridge interaction. In this vehicle-bridge interaction system, the vehicle model has four degree-of-freedoms; particularly, the two degree-of-freedoms account for the displacements of two rigid unsprung masses. The size effect of unsprung masses becomes pronounced in the presence of pavement irregularity. Further, the real contact points and lifts of two unsprung masses turn to be unknown parameters in the theoretical formulation. Therefore, a numerical procedure is proposed to locate the two unsprung masses on the bridge such that these parameters can be determined during simulation. With the consideration of the size of unsprung masses, it is shown that the moving paths of two unsprung masses are the envelopes of pavement irregularity. This indicates that the riding comfort can be improved by adopting a larger size of wheel in practical applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 6th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures
EditorsXiang-Lin Gu, Masoud Motavalli, Alper Ilki, Qian-Qian Yu
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages981-986
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9789819933617
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event6th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, SMAR 2022 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 7 Sep 20219 Sep 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume259
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, SMAR 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period7/09/219/09/21

Keywords

  • Pavement irregularity
  • Three-mass vehicle
  • Vehicle-bridge interaction
  • Wheel size

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