Figure 1 - Pine Creek Lenticular Truss Bridge



Figure 2 - General View of the Pine Creek Bridge Finite Element Model



Figure 3 - PennDOT Vehicle Used for Moving Load Testing



Figure 4 - Vehicular Load Properties



Figure 5 - Vehicular Load Applied as Static Load at Permutation Points 1 to 7 (Moving from Left to Right)



Figure 6 - Vehicular Load Applied as Moving Load at Permutation Points 1 to 7 (Moving from Right to Left at V=15 mph)



Figure 7 – Strain Gage U004 Located on the Bottom Chord of the Truss



Figure 8 – Strain Cage M 1005 Located on the Bottom Chord of the Truss



Figure 9 - FE Model with Location of Strain Gages M105 & U004 on FE 689 and 853



Figure 10 - Recorded Axial Strain Response for Bottom Chord Truss Element 853 (Strain Gage U004)



Figure 11 - Recorded Axial Strain Response for Bottom Chord Truss Element 689 (Strain Gage M105)



Figure 12 - FE Time-History Analysis Predicted Axial Strain Response for Bottom Chord Truss Elements 853 and 689 (Strain Gages U004 & M105)



Figure 13 - Strain Gages M106 and M111 Located on vertical Rods



Figure 14 – Strain Gages M108 Located on Bottom Chord of the Truss



Figure 15 - FE Model with Location of Strain Gages M106, M108 and M111(FE 667, 690 and 122)



Figure 16 - Recorded Axial Strain Response for Hanger Truss Element 667 (Strain Gage M106)



Figure 17 - Recorded Axial Strain Response for Hanger Truss Element 1225 (Strain Gage M111)



Figure 18 – FE Time-History Analysis Predicted Axial Strain Response for Hanger Truss Elements 667 and 1225 (Strain Gages M106 & M111)



Figure 19 - Recorded Axial Strain Response for Bottom Chord Truss Element 690 (Strain Gage M108)



Figure 20 - FE Time-History Analysis Predicted Axial Strain Response for Hanger Truss Elements 690 and 1225 (Strain Gage M108)



Figure 21 - Test Axial Strain Response for Bottom Chord Truss Elements 689 and 853 (Strain Gages M105 & U004)



Figure 22 - FE Stage Analysis Predicted Axial Strain Response for Bottom Chord Truss Elements 689 and 853 (Strain Gages M105 & U004)



Figure 23 - Test Axial Strain Response for Bottom Chord Truss Element 690 (Strain Gage M108)



Figure 24 - FE Stage Analysis Predicted Axial Strain Response for Bottom Chord Truss Element 690 (Strain Gage M108) 


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