Computerized Visual Inspection System & Structural Health Monitoring of Rion Antirion Viaduct

IBC - June 4th 2008

Benoit KROELY - ADVITAM
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Agenda

Project description Periodic Inspection

Structural Health Monitoring

Project Description

Rion-Antirion environment & design loads

Design Loads:
Earthquake with a return period of 2000 yrs or 5% possibility of exceedance in 120 yrs (operational life) Tectonic movements of 2m in all directions between adjacent piers Wind speeds up to 266km/h
RN RN

65 m.

Ship collision of 180000t DWT approaching at a speed of 16 knots

PROJECT BRIEF DESCRIPTION RION-ANTIRION ENVIRONMENT & DESIGN LOADS

Main Bridge

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Cable-stayed Bridge of 5 spans

Shallow foundation on reinforced soil

Continuous deck fully suspended from the top of pylons

Dissipation system
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PROJECT BRIEF DESCRIPTION MAIN BRIDGE

Construction

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Structural Risk Analysis

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Definition of the system

Severity

General surveillance : visual, ndt, post incident = Inspection & Maintenance Manual

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Likelihood

Structural Risk Analysis

Continuous monitoring: when visual inspection is not sufficient

(no detection, not enough reactivity or too expensive)
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Organization chart
Gefyra SA Structural Dpt

Gefyra SA (Concessionaire)

Regular Maintenance

Heavy Maintenance

Structural Monitoring

Gefyra Litourgia SA (Operating Company)

Inspections &, Regular Maintenance

Specialized Maintenance

Laboratories for NDTs & DTs

Instrumented Monitoring

Geometrical Monitoring

Domain of responsibilities: Operation & Routine Maintenance

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STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION CHART

Periodic Inspection & Structural Maintenance Management

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Periodic Inspections & Preventive Maintenance

The type of the Inspections and the schedule for the first 20yrs of Operation is
specified in the IMM of the Contractor based on the executed risk analysis

by Advitam. 1. Inspection-maintenance types

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Regular and Detailed

Type A (every year) Type B (every 2 years) Type C (every 4 years) Type D (every 4 years the first time and after every 8 years)

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After special events

2. 3.

Specialized maintenance Tests

Concrete durability tests Weld tests

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Maintenance of instrumentation
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STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT REGULAR MAINTENANCE

Method of inspections & Data Management

1. Computerized Inspections.
Customized software (ScanPrint) according to the Maintenance Manual requirements was developed by Advitam for the Inspection missions and the data management Defects type and position is clearly defined (drawings, photos, etc) Handheld computers are used by the inspectors

2. Inspection Data Management

Data are stored in a database (easy historical retrieving)

Minimized interfaces from inspection to analysis

Automatic factual reports are issued

Analysis report and recommendations for the deteriorated areas treatment is provided by the inspection company
Statistical analysis for the rating, evolution, location of each defect type will be available

Objective: Optimized long-term maintenance program.

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STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENTMETHOD OF INSPECTIONS & DATA MANAGEMENT

Inventory large bridge

Dynamic lists of data

Dynamic document library Quick access to data Advanced photo management Advanced drawing management

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Main Accesses in Piers & Pylons

Access shall be sufficient to detect relevant refects

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STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENTMAIN ACCESSES IN PIERS &PYLONS

General calendar of intervention defined per group of element

Periodic Inspections (Routine and Structural)

CONTROL PERIODICITY CONTROL PERIODICITY

Ageing of structure
5 years 10 years 15 years

Time

Ageing of materials
5 years 10 years

Time

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15 years

Regular Inspections Check List

Checklists Rating system Photos Comments Sketches Documents Maintenance recommendations

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Computerized detailed inspection: Inspection drawings

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Defect database

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Structural Health Monitoring

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Structural Monitoring System

100 Sensors more than 300 channels Real Time Information, up to 500 Hz per sensors Fully customizable system

Specified during design

Installed to follow construction

Used to manage operation

Maintenance Management
Detection of defects Control of maintenance actions

Traffic management

Design calculations

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3D Accelerometers
Monitoring of vibration of
Ground Deck Pylons Stay
General bridge orientation X or Y
3D ACCELEROMETER ON PYLON

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Sensor axes orientation

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Z Note for each sensor General bridge orientation X+ Y+ Z+ Sensor axes orientation

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Sensors Mounting

Top an Deck (T and D) accelerometer are +/-20g range and Bottom (B) are +/-3g

Wind & Earthquake characterization. Verification of parametric excitation

RION ANTIRION BRIDGE MONITORING

Advitam

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2D Tiltmeters
Real time inclination of pylon
Geometric control

3D ACCELEROMETER ON DECK

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Z X Advitam

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RION ANTIRION BRIDGE MONITORING

Sensors Mounting

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Load Cells & Tensiomag Sensors

Dynamic & Static tension in stays
Bridge balancing

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Displacement sensors
Joint opening
Thermal gradient characterization

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Strain gages
Loads on fuse & gussets
Wind & Earthquake characterization

Fatigue analysis

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Meteorological Stations
Wind Speed, Direction, Temperature, Relative Humidity

Two stations
Top of Pylon Deck Level

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Water level in pylons

Filling of piers with water was identified as a critical risk Prevention of settlement of a pier

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Road Temperature
Trafic management

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Data acquisition and Transmission System

Acquisition Unit & UPS System

Optical Fiber Network

Junction box
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HEALTH MONITORING IN ACTIONDATA ACQUISITION & TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

Brief description of the system (Contd)

Main functions of the Bridge Monitoring software

Global view of sensors for alerts

Real time measurements User defined graphics

Data management

History of actions (log file)

Thresholds definition

Acquisition parameters

Earthquake monitoring Advanced alarm management

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STRUCTURAL MONITORING BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM (CONTD)

Structure and system surveillance

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After Earthquakes

EARTHQUAKE !

Automatic event detection

Automatic modification of acquisition parameters

Automatic Data treatment

Automatic Report, Mail and Phone Call

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Monitoring Report Level 1

Part 1: Reports form (void) Reports form (completed)

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ACTION PLAN (NEW) MONITORING REPORT LEVEL 1 (CONTD)

Conclusions

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The Inspection-Maintenance and Monitoring program applied on the Rion-Antirion Bridge ensures:
1. The continuous structural monitoring of the Bridge maintaining the high-level of safety to the users.

2. The advanced detection of possible deterioration with minimum inspection time with the computerized inspection software (ScanPrint).
3. The storage of all the inspection data in one single database. 4. The time-effective management of inspection data.

5. The optimization of maintenance (cost and time reduction, less traffic restrictions).
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Q&A
RION-ANTIRION BRIDGE

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