Application of Operational Modal Analysis to a highway bridge, using OROS Modal 2
Ambient response measurements of a well-known Z24 bridge are applied as a case study for operational modal identification using Frequency Spatial Domain Decomposition (FSDD) technique, implemented in OROS Modal 2. Z24 bridge is an old Swiss bridge over passing the national highway between Bern and Zurich. It is a traditional pre-stressed concrete box girder bridge with main span of 30m and two side spans of 14m, and supported by 4 piers clamped into the girder.
OMA was conducted using response measurements subject to traffic excitation. Data was obtained from 9 accelerometers sets: 8 with 33 channels and 1 with 27 channels. 3 references sensors were adopted including 1 unidirectional and 1 3D sensor.
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