Research Article

Life-Cycle Monitoring of Long-Span PSC Box Girder Bridges through Distributed Sensor Network: Strategies, Methods, and Applications

Table 3

Description of load cases.

Load testTruck positionsIllustration

Case 1Nine trucks, symmetrically loaded at the side span in 2 lines and 3 rows

Case 2Nine trucks, loaded near the middle of main span in 2 lines and 3 rows; another truck, loaded in the emergency vehicle lane

Case 3Nine trucks, loaded near the 1/4 of main span in 2 lines and 3 rows

Case 4Nine trucks, loaded at the midspan of main span in 2 lines and 3 rows