Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2-2011

Subjects

Bridges -- Maintenance and repair, Digital computer simulation, Structural analysis (Engineering) -- Data processing

Abstract

A bridge management system is developed using the Tcl scripting language in conjunction with the OpenSees finite element software framework. Fully programmable and string-based, Tcl is ideal for implementing live load analysis through scripts and experimenting with emergent bridge rating methodologies. Since Tcl is an interpreted language, the application also has the important advantage that new bridge capacity models and rating factor calculations can be implemented on multiple platforms without compiling source code. The network programming features of Tcl give the system access to databases for conducting internet-based bridge rating. The system is demonstrated for rating a conventionally reinforced concrete girder; however, it is readily extensible to other types of bridge components.

Description

This is a final report, OTREC-RR-11-11, from the NITC program of TREC at Portland State University, and can be found online at: http://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/research/project/156

DOI

10.15760/trec.93

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17002

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