Assessment of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge - FTP Directory ...

List of Figure CaptionsFigure 1.1 Aerial view of the Bill Emerson Memorial Cable-stayed Bridge........................... 3Figure 1.2 Night view of the Bill Emerson Memorial Cable-stayed Bridge.......... .................. 3Figure 1.3 Schematic view of the Bill Emersion Memorial Cable-stayed Bridge. .................. 4Figure 1.4 Typical cross section of the bridge deck............................................... .................. 4Figure 1.5 Types of bearings in the approach part of the bridge............................ .................. 4Figure 1.6 Types of bearings in the main bridge.................................................... .................. 5Figure 2.1 Main screen........................................................................................... .................. 9Figure 2.2 Map/Find screen.................................................................................... ................ 11Figure 2.3 Query section ........................................................................................................ 12Figure 2.4 Query results ......................................................................................................... 12Figure 2.5 View plane 1 ......................................................................................................... 13Figure 2.6 Heading information in view pane 1..................................................... ................ 14Figure 2.7 Waveform of min and max values........................................................ ................ 14Figure 2.8 Directory chooser.................................................................................. ................ 15Figure 2.9 Saved data ............................................................................................................. 15Figure 3.1 Locations of station and channels......................................................... ................ 18Figure 3.2 Vertical accelerations at deck under traffic loading ............................................. 20Figure 3.3 Vertical accelerations at deck under earthquake excitation.................. ................ 21Figure 3.4 Lateral accelerations at towers under traffic loading............................ ................ 22Figure 3.5 Lateral accelerations at deck under earthquake excitation ................................... 23Figure 3.6 Lateral accelerations at middle of towersunder earthquake excitation .................................................................................. 24Figure 3.7 Longitudinal accelerations at towers under traffic loading................... ................ 24Figure 3.8 Longitudinal accelerations at towers under earthquake excitation....... ................ 25Figure 3.9 Longitudinal accelerations at tower of Pier 2under earthquake excitation .................................................................................. 26Figure 3.10 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HNZ-C2 ....................................................... 29Figure 3.11 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HNZ-L6........................................ ................ 30Figure 3.12 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HNZ-P5........................................ ................ 30Figure 3.13 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HNZ-L4........................................ ................ 30Figure 3.14 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HNZ-L2........................................ ................ 31Figure 3.15 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HNZ-R4 ....................................................... 31Figure 3.16 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HNZ-R2 ....................................................... 31Figure 3.17 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HN2-R2........................................ ................ 32Figure 3.18 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HN2-P2 ........................................................ 32Figure 3.19 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HN3-M2....................................... ................ 32Figure 3.20 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HNZ-P8........................................ ................ 33Figure 3.21 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HN3-T3........................................ ................ 33Figure 3.22 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HNZ-L6........................................ ................ 33Figure 3.23 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HNZ-R6 ....................................................... 34Figure 3.24 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HN2-L6........................................ ................ 34Figure 3.25 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HNZ-C2 ....................................................... 34Figure 3.26 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HN2-C2........................................ ................ 35Figure 3.27 Fourier spectrum of acceleration at HNZ-C1 ....................................................... 35x