Sponsor
This research was funded by the National Institute for Transportation and Communities, or NITC, a program of TREC at Portland State University. Funding was also provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation.
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.
DOI
10.15760/trec.93
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17002
Recommended Citation
Scott, Michael. Development of an Open Source Bridge Management System. OTREC-RR-11-11. Portland, OR: Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC), 2011. https://doi.org/10.15760/trec.93
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