Prestress evaluation in prestressed concrete plate-like structures
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Article Title | Prestress evaluation in prestressed concrete plate-like structures |
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ERA Journal ID | 212948 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Pathirage, Thisara S. (Author), Chan, Tommy H. T. (Author), Thambiratnam, David P. (Author), Nguyen, Andy (Author) and Moragaspitiya, H. N. P. (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Lifecycle Performance Engineering |
Journal Citation | 2 (3/4), pp. 127-143 |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Inderscience Publishers |
Place of Publication | United kingdom |
ISSN | 2043-8648 |
2043-8656 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLCPE.2018.094855 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJLCPE.2018.094855 |
Abstract | Condition assessment and capacity evaluation of existing structures using their vibration responses has been subjected to extensive research for many years. Prestressed concrete structures have been one of the main focuses of those studies. In the case of prestressed concrete structures, effective prestress force is the most important parameter for their best performance and yet currently there is no effective method in identifying the prestressing force in an existing prestressed concrete structure. Effect of prestress is different for different types of structural elements and has to be treated accordingly for its accurate quantification. This paper presents a new approach to evaluate the effective prestress force of plate-like structures with simply supported boundary conditions using their vibration responses. The proposed method quantifies the prestress effect with a reasonable good accuracy, even with noisy measurements using both periodic and impulsive excitations. Prestress estimation can be done using collected data from as less as two measurement locations. |
Keywords | prestressed concrete, effective prestress force, plate-like structures, vibration responses |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400510. Structural engineering |
401702. Dynamics, vibration and vibration control | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
K and K Consulting Engineers, Australia | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4z8z/prestress-evaluation-in-prestressed-concrete-plate-like-structures
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