In early 2020, cracks were discovered on the bridge crossing the Torne River at Autio. This resulted in an investigation being launched to determine the structural state of the bridge. In conjunction with this investigation, monitoring equipment was installed on the bridge, which enabled the collection of measured strain at four critical points on the bridge. In this thesis the measured strain was used to approximate stresses in the prestressing cables and thereby calculate the effects of fatigue on the bridge. Two different structural standards were used to calculate the results: Eurocode 2, and fib Model Code 2010. Likewise, two different cycle-counting methods were used to calculate the results: the Rainflow-algorithm, and the largest-magnitude approach. Regardless of structural standard or cycle-counting method, the results indicate that the effects of fatigue are neither an issue for the bridge, currently, nor will it be in the expected lifetime of the bridge.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:ltu-94992 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Andersson, Kasper, Leidzén, Jon |
| Publisher | Luleå tekniska universitet, Byggkonstruktion och brand |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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