TY - JOUR
T1 - Intercontinental Hybrid Simulation for the Assessment of a Three-Span R/C Highway Overpass
AU - Bousias, Stathis
AU - Sextos, Anastasios
AU - Kwon, Oh-Sung
AU - Taskari, Olympia
AU - Elnashai, A. S.
AU - Evaggeliou, Nikos
AU - Di Sarno, Luigi
PY - 2017/8/25
Y1 - 2017/8/25
N2 - This paper presents hybrid simulations of a three-span R/C bridge among EU, US, and Canada. The tests involved partners located on both sides of the Atlantic with each one assigned a numerical or a physical module of the substructured bridge. Despite the network latency in linking remote sites located on the two sides of the Atlantic the intercontinental hybrid simulation was accomplished and repeated successfully, highlighting the efficiency, and repetitiveness of the approach. Adaptations, challenges, and limitations are discussed, focusing on the implications of network communication latency, the insensitivity of the sub-structuring arrangement, and the accuracy of the results obtained.
AB - This paper presents hybrid simulations of a three-span R/C bridge among EU, US, and Canada. The tests involved partners located on both sides of the Atlantic with each one assigned a numerical or a physical module of the substructured bridge. Despite the network latency in linking remote sites located on the two sides of the Atlantic the intercontinental hybrid simulation was accomplished and repeated successfully, highlighting the efficiency, and repetitiveness of the approach. Adaptations, challenges, and limitations are discussed, focusing on the implications of network communication latency, the insensitivity of the sub-structuring arrangement, and the accuracy of the results obtained.
KW - Bridges
KW - Hybrid Testing
KW - Seismic Assessment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85031736802&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13632469.2017.1351406
DO - 10.1080/13632469.2017.1351406
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
AN - SCOPUS:85031736802
SN - 1363-2469
JO - Journal of Earthquake Engineering
JF - Journal of Earthquake Engineering
ER -