Proof load testing in the Netherlands - overview of current research

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This document provides an overview of current research on proof load testing of existing reinforced concrete bridges and slabs in the Netherlands. It discusses the need for proof load testing due to increasing live loads on aging bridges built in the 1960s-1970s. It outlines existing guidelines from Europe and North America and the need for Netherlands-specific guidelines for flexure and shear. The document then summarizes several proof load tests conducted on bridges in the Netherlands, including preparation steps, execution steps, analysis steps, and recommendations for future research to improve guidelines for shear testing and develop a quick method for practice.

Technology

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Overview
• Introduction
• Why proof loading?
• Existing guidelines?
• Pilot proof load tests
• Laboratory experiments
• Recommendations
• Preparation of proof load tests
• Execution of proof load tests
• Analysis of proof load tests
• Summary and conclusions
Slab shear experiments, TU Delft

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Why load testing? (1)
Bridges from 60s and 70s
The Hague in 1959
Increased live loads
common heavy and long truck (600 kN)
End of service life + larger loads

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Safety philosphy of proof load testing
• Safety philosophy
• Stop criteria:
• Further loading not permitted
• Failure near
• Irreversible damage near
MSc Thesis W. Vos

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Existing Guidelines for proof loading
• Europe: DAfStB Richtlinie
• Originally derived for
buildings
• Plain and reinforced
concrete
• For flexure

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Existing Guidelines for proof loading
• North America:
• Buildings: ACI 437.2M-13
• Bridges: Manual of Bridge
Rating Through Load
Testing (1998)
• ACI 437.2M-13:
• Proof load testing load
combination
• Acceptance criteria for
flexure
• Cyclic loading protocol

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Research need
• Guideline for proof loading of existing RC slab bridges for
the Netherlands
• Flexure + shear
• Measurements? Target proof load?

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TU Delft Proof Load Tests
• Proof load tests:
• Heidijk 2007
• Medemblik 2009
• Vlijmen-Oost 2013
• Halvemaans Bridge 2014
• Ruytenschildt Bridge 2014
• Viaduct Zijlweg 2015
• Viaduct De Beek 2015
Load test to failure of Ruytenschildt Bridge, summer 2014

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Beam tests
• Ruytenschildt beams
• Cyclic loading protocol
• Analysis of stop criteria
• Beams with plain bars
• Effect of number of cycles
• Effect of loading speed
• Load levels
• Analysis of stop criteria
Beams RSB01 after failure (Yang, 2015)
Yang, Y. (2015). "Experimental Studies on the Structural Behaviours of Beams from Ruytenschildt Bridge,"
Stevin Report 25.5-15-09, Delft University of Technology, Delft, 76 pp.
Beams RSB02B after failure (Yang, 2015)

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Preparation steps (1)
• Preliminary inspection and
rating
• Determination of dimensions
• Live load: EN 1991-2:2003
• RBK load levels
• Different β
• Different load factors

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Preparation steps (2)
• Critical position
• Bending moment: largest
moment
• Shear: 2.5d from support
• Required proof load
• Same shear or bending
moment as with load
combination
• Value → considered safety
level

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Preparation steps (3)
• Sensor plan:
• Deflection profiles in longitudinal
and transverse direction
• Deflection at supports
• Strain on bottom of cross-section
• Reference strain measurements to
correct for T
• Opening existing cracks
• Opening new cracks
• Applied load => load cells
• Acoustic emission measurements
(current research)

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Execution steps (1)
• Cyclic loading scheme
• Acoustic emission measurements
• Check linearity and reproducibility of measurements
• Check residual deformations => no non-linearity
• Load levels ≈ safety levels CC3 RBK:
• Low level to check instrumentation
• SLS
• Intermediate level
• Target proof load

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Analysis Steps (1)
• Data analysis
• Correct for T
• Correct for support
displacements
• Make final plots for report

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Discussion and future research
• Minimum measurements
• “Quick and easy” method
for practice
• Improvement of stop criteria
for shear
• Draft guidelines submitted
to RWS in December

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Summary and conclusions
• Proof loading to approve existing
bridges, also for shear
• Pilot proof load tests in the Netherlands
+ beam tests
• Current recommendations
• First draft guidelines for practice
submitted
Viaduct Zijlweg

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Contact:
Eva Lantsoght
E.O.L.Lantsoght@tudelft.nl // elantsoght@usfq.edu.ec
+31(0)152787449

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As the bridge stock in The Netherlands and Europe is ageing, various methods to analyze existing bridges are being studied. Load testing of bridges is an option to study the capacity when crucial information about the structure is lacking. This information could be related to the material (for example, the effect of ASR on the capacity) as well as to the structural system (for example, the effect of restraints at the supports or transverse redistribution capacity). When it is decided to load test a bridge, the question arises which maximum load should be attained during the experiment to approve the capacity of the bridge, and which criteria, based on the measurements during the test, would indicate that the test needs to be aborted before reaching the maximum desired load (the “stop criteria”). A number of reinforced concrete slab bridges have been load tested over the course of the past few years. These load tests were pilot cases, in which the bridges were heavily equipped with sensors, to study the bridges’ behavior at critical positions for bending moment and shear. The test results were then extensively analyzed, and compared to the stop criteria available in the currently used codes and guidelines. As a result of the analysis and experiments, recommendations are given for proof loading of bridges. These recommendations are important, since they will form the basis of a guideline for proof loading of existing concrete bridges that is under development in The Netherlands.

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Proof loading of existing bridges is an option to study the capacity when crucial information about the structure is lacking. To define the loading criteria for proof load testing, a review of the literature has been made, finite element models of existing viaducts have been made, and on these viaducts, proof loading tests have been carried out. These bridges were heavily instrumented, to learn as much as possible about the structural behaviour during proof loading. Additional laboratory experiments have been used to develop controlled loading protocols, and to identify which stop criteria can be used for which case. As a result of the analysis and experiments, recommendations are given for proof loading of bridges with respect to the required maximum load and the stop criteria. These recommendations have resulted in a guideline for proof loading of existing reinforced concrete slab bridges for The Netherlands.

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1. Challenge the future Delft University of Technology Proof load testing in the Netherlands Eva Lantsoght Overview of current research

2. 2 Overview • Introduction • Why proof loading? • Existing guidelines? • Pilot proof load tests • Laboratory experiments • Recommendations • Preparation of proof load tests • Execution of proof load tests • Analysis of proof load tests • Summary and conclusions Slab shear experiments, TU Delft

3. 3 Why load testing? (1) Bridges from 60s and 70s The Hague in 1959 Increased live loads common heavy and long truck (600 kN) End of service life + larger loads

4. 4 Safety philosphy of proof load testing • Safety philosophy • Stop criteria: • Further loading not permitted • Failure near • Irreversible damage near MSc Thesis W. Vos

5. 5 Existing Guidelines for proof loading • Europe: DAfStB Richtlinie • Originally derived for buildings • Plain and reinforced concrete • For flexure

6. 6 Existing Guidelines for proof loading • North America: • Buildings: ACI 437.2M-13 • Bridges: Manual of Bridge Rating Through Load Testing (1998) • ACI 437.2M-13: • Proof load testing load combination • Acceptance criteria for flexure • Cyclic loading protocol

7. 7 Research need • Guideline for proof loading of existing RC slab bridges for the Netherlands • Flexure + shear • Measurements? Target proof load?

8. 8 TU Delft Proof Load Tests • Proof load tests: • Heidijk 2007 • Medemblik 2009 • Vlijmen-Oost 2013 • Halvemaans Bridge 2014 • Ruytenschildt Bridge 2014 • Viaduct Zijlweg 2015 • Viaduct De Beek 2015 Load test to failure of Ruytenschildt Bridge, summer 2014

9. 9 Beam tests • Ruytenschildt beams • Cyclic loading protocol • Analysis of stop criteria • Beams with plain bars • Effect of number of cycles • Effect of loading speed • Load levels • Analysis of stop criteria Beams RSB01 after failure (Yang, 2015) Yang, Y. (2015). "Experimental Studies on the Structural Behaviours of Beams from Ruytenschildt Bridge," Stevin Report 25.5-15-09, Delft University of Technology, Delft, 76 pp. Beams RSB02B after failure (Yang, 2015)

10. 10 Preparation steps (1) • Preliminary inspection and rating • Determination of dimensions • Live load: EN 1991-2:2003 • RBK load levels • Different β • Different load factors

11. 11 Preparation steps (2) • Critical position • Bending moment: largest moment • Shear: 2.5d from support • Required proof load • Same shear or bending moment as with load combination • Value → considered safety level

12. 12 Preparation steps (3) • Sensor plan: • Deflection profiles in longitudinal and transverse direction • Deflection at supports • Strain on bottom of cross-section • Reference strain measurements to correct for T • Opening existing cracks • Opening new cracks • Applied load => load cells • Acoustic emission measurements (current research)

13. 13 Execution steps (1) • Cyclic loading scheme • Acoustic emission measurements • Check linearity and reproducibility of measurements • Check residual deformations => no non-linearity • Load levels ≈ safety levels CC3 RBK: • Low level to check instrumentation • SLS • Intermediate level • Target proof load

14. 14 Execution steps (2)

15. 15 Analysis Steps (1) • Data analysis • Correct for T • Correct for support displacements • Make final plots for report

16. 16 Discussion and future research • Minimum measurements • “Quick and easy” method for practice • Improvement of stop criteria for shear • Draft guidelines submitted to RWS in December

17. 17 Summary and conclusions • Proof loading to approve existing bridges, also for shear • Pilot proof load tests in the Netherlands + beam tests • Current recommendations • First draft guidelines for practice submitted Viaduct Zijlweg

18. 18 Contact: Eva Lantsoght E.O.L.Lantsoght@tudelft.nl // elantsoght@usfq.edu.ec +31(0)152787449

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