Demo Example Moving Load &

Moving Mass (Single span bridge)

RM Bridge V8i
July 2013

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Contents
1 General ...................................................................................................................... 1
2 The Structural System with Load & Mass Application ............................................ 2
3 Theoretical Background ........................................................................................... 3
3.1 Calculation of the internal frequency................................................................ 3
3.2 Calculation of the deflection ............................................................................. 3
4 Results ....................................................................................................................... 4
4.1 Internal frequencies........................................................................................... 4
4.2 Vertical displacement ....................................................................................... 4
5 Plots .......................................................................................................................... 5
5.1 Time History Plot - Moving Load .................................................................... 5
5.2 Time History Plot - Moving Load and Moving Mass ...................................... 6
6 Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 7

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RM Bridge General
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1 General

Figure 1: Structure in RM.

Comparison between
 moving load (theory)
 moving load (RM)
 moving load & mass (RM)

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RM Bridge The Structural System with Load & Mass Application
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2 The Structural System with Load & Mass Application

F = 100 kN

v = 90km/h
36,0m

Figure 2: Moving load.

F = 100 kN

m = 100/9.81

v = 90km/h
36,0m

Figure 3: Moving load & moving mass.

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RM Bridge Theoretical Background
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3 Theoretical Background 1

3.1 Calculation of the internal frequency

EI
The internal frequencies results from  n   n  c   n 
2 2


n   A
with  n  and   m 
l g

3.2 Calculation of the deflection

2P  sin(  n  x )
 ( x ,t )    [ n  v  sin(  n  t )  n  sin(  n  v  t )]
l   n 1  n ( n 2  v 2   n 2 )

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Petersen – Dynamik der Baukonstruktionen, München
Brcic – Dinamika Konstrukcija, Beograd

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RM Bridge Results
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4 Results

4.1 Internal frequencies

n RM Theory Difference
1 2,3469 2,3468 -0.0043%
2 9,3876 9,3837 -0.0415%
3 21,1220 21,1214 -0.0028%
4 37,5496 37,5492 -0.0011%
5 58,6693 58,6707 +0.0024%
6 84,4784 84,4857 +0.0086%
7 114,9720 114,9945 +0.0196%
8 150,1412 150,1969 +0.0371%
9 189,9711 190,0929 +0.0641%
10 234,4381 234,6826 +0.1043%

Table 1: Results of the vertical internal frequencies.

4.2 Vertical displacement

v=90km/h MOVING LOAD MOVING MASS & LOAD
Time t [s] LC1 theory LC2 theory  LC1-LC2 [%]
0 0 0 0 - 0
0.2 -0.00021 -0.000094 -0.00017 - -19.048%
0.4 -0.07029 -0.07028 -0.06853 - - 2.504%
0.7 -0.33848 -0.33894 -0.34052 - + 0.603%
1.0 -0.70713 -0.70760 -0.70551 - - 0.229%
1.3 -0.98070 -0.98177 -1.01475 - + 3.472%
1.45 -0.99235 -0.99302 -1.04643 - + 5.450%

Table 2: Results of the vertical displacement Vy at node 16 (beam center).

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RM Bridge Plots
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5 Plots

5.1 Time History Plot - Moving Load

Figure 4: Vertical displacement Vy and Rotation Phi-z for the beam center and the two quarter points.

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5.2 Time History Plot - Moving Load and Moving Mass

Figure 5: Vertical displacement Vy and Rotation Ph-iz for the beam center and the two quarter points.

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6 Conclusion
 The RM results for the internal frequencies and for the vertical displacement
caused by a moving load harmonize well with the theoretical results.
 The RM results for a moving load of 100kN and a mass of 100/9.81 at a velocity
of 90km/h are 5.5% different from the RM results for a moving load of 100kN
alone at the same velocity.

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