Development of a Monitoring and Structural Diagnosis System for Important Bridges of Egnatia Odos

 

Sponsor:

EGNATIA ODOS S.A. (ΕΓΝΑΤΙΑ ΟΔΟΣ Α.Ε.)


Partners:

Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, U. of Thessaly
Dept. of Civil Engineering, U. of Thessaly
Institute of Technical Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece (ΙΤΣΑΚ)


Objective:

The program concerns the instrumentation of a typical ravine bridge with tall piers in Egnatia Odos with accelerometers. The purpose of the project is to develop a monitoring/diagnosis technique for determining its structural condition. The results are of particular importance for typical bridges in areas of high seismicity.


Principal Investigator:


Spyros A. Karamanos


Budget:

58,700 Euros


Duration:

12 months (2001 - 2002)


Figures:

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Figure 1: Egnatia Odos, 2nd ravine bridge of Kavala by-pass, Greece (1)

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Figure 2: Egnatia Odos, 2nd ravine bridge of Kavala by-pass, Greece (2)

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Figure 3: Middle pier of 2nd ravine bridge – 53-meters high.

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Figure 4: Instrumentation of the bridge (1)

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Figure 5: Instrumentation of the bridge (2)

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Figure 6: Instrumentation of the bridge (3)