Intercontinental Hybrid Simulation for the Assessment of a Three-Span R/C Highway Overpass |
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| Authors: | Stathis Bousias Anastasios Sextos Oh-Sung Kwon Olympia Taskari Amr Elnashai Nikos Evangeliou |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Greece;2. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, UK &3. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;4. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3292-9194;5. Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;6. College of Civil Engineering, Pensilvania State University, USA;7. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras, Greece |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | Hybrid Testing Bridges Seismic Assessment |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3292-9194;5. Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;6. College of Civil Engineering, Pensilvania State University, USA;7. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras, Greece