Costa Rica Institute of Technology

• Created in 1971
• Focus in science and technology
• 8,500 students
• Technical, undergraduated and graduated programs
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 eBridge
Integrated system for the performance of bridges
 Problem
- Lack of a system that integrates and structures the status and
performance of the bridges for agile decision making and effective
 GIS Industrial
Design

Electronic Eng.
Bridges and
Roadway Eng.
Reliability

Computer Eng.

Materials
 eBridge 1.0
Damage prediction in bridges

(2011-2012)
- Main results:

- Improve of visual inspections methodologies

- Quantitative evaluation methodologies
- Identification of issues for bridge performance
- Instrumentation systems
- Measurement protocols
- Load rating
Evaluation metodology
Proof testing. October, 2012
 eBridge 2.0
Integrated system for the bridge performance

(2013-2015)

Develop a prototype integrated information system for strategic

consultations about the performance of bridges, based on data
obtained through geographic information systems, quantitative
performance measurement, structural reliability models and
technical information of the structure.
Concept project
Bridge evaluation
Organization
Human resourcers
 Damage features

• Scour
• Vehicles impact
• Earthquake
• Wind
• Corrosion
• Materials fatigue
• Deterioration by age and use
 Overview
Privated
company of
TEC

eBridge 3.0

eBridge 2.0

eBridge 1.0

Year 0 Year 3 Year 6 ??

Strategic partners
22/09/2013
Aplication of metodology in
a pilot bridge
Bridge over Río Purires – Cartago – Costa Rica
Río Purires - Bridge
 General characteristic

• National road N. 2 (international highway to Panama)

• Steel continues beams W27X94
• Concrete deck
• Length 39.45 m
• 3 spam – 12.9 spam length average
• 2 lines, 6.6 m
• Diary traffic average 11,318 (30% trucks)
• Probably construction 50’s
• No plans
Land use, near the bridge
Microbasin
Visual inspection
Structural teorical model

SAP, 2000
Load rating
Proof testing
Failure models indentification
 Proof testing
• 5 testing, reference AASHTO

 2 - statics
 2 - dynamics
 1 – 24 hours
Sensor networks
Sensors plan
CR-1000 measurements
ST350 Strain gages
SR50A ultrasonic
4420 crackmeter
Vibration
Vibration
Traffic
Traffic
Data integration
Load
Deformation, some results
Deformation, some results
Gráfica de revisión general de distribución para D-Inferior
Cálculos de LSXY-Datos completos
Tabla de estadísticas
F unción de densidad de probabilidad Normal
M edia 1057.05
99
Desv .Est. 3.16738
0.12
M ediana 1057.05
90
IQ R 4.27273

P or centaje
0.08 F alla 34
P DF

50 C ensor 0
A D* 0.801
0.04 C orrelación 0.982
10

0.00 1
1050 1055 1060 1065 1050 1055 1060 1065
D-Infer ior D-Infer ior

F unción de superv iv encia F unción de riesgo

100
0.75
P or centaje

0.50
T asa

50

0.25

0 0.00
1050 1055 1060 1065 1050 1055 1060 1065
D-Infer ior D-Infer ior
Deformation, some results
Deformation, some results
24 hours

Histograma de Def(1), Def(2), Def(3), Def(4), Def(5), Def(6), Def(7)

160000 Variable
Def(1)
140000 Def(2)
Def(3)
Def(4)
120000 Def(5)
Def(6)
100000 Def(7)
Frecuencia

80000

60000

40000

20000

0
-370 -185 0 185 370 555 740 925
Datos
Deformation, some results
24 hours
Histograma de Def(1), Def(2), Def(3), Def(4), Def(5), Def(6), Def(7)
Normal
0.018 Variable
Def(1)
0.016 Def(2)
Def(3)
0.014 Def(4)
Def(5)
0.012 Def(6)
Def(7)
Densidad

0.010
Media Desv.Est. N
122.3 23.67 1048572
0.008 -45.31 37.52 1048572
295.1 85.91 1048572
0.006 -68.30 49.97 1048552
290.1 81.02 1048572
0.004 144.6 38.06 1048572
-60.06 29.18 1048572
0.002

0.000
-370 -185 0 185 370 555 740 925
Datos
Deflection, some results
Displacement, some results
Vibration, some results
Traffic, some results
Traffic, some results
Conclusions
Strain comparation
 Load permit

• Finalmente la recomendación para

este puente es permitir un peso
máximo de 2 camiones HS20 +
25%, hasta tanto no se intervenga
el puente y se lleve a una
capacidad estructural similar o
mayor a la del puente en su estado
original.
Behavior of beams
Determination of neutral axes
Equipo de trabajo