Research Article

Improved Continuous Wavelet Transform for Modal Parameter Identification of Long-Span Bridges

Table 5

Main frequency and mode of vibration.

OrderFrequency (Hz)Mode of vibration

Vertical bend10.447Symmetrical vertical bend −1
20.677Antisymmetric vertical bend −1
31.077Symmetrical vertical bend −2
41.430Antisymmetric vertical bend −2
51.575Symmetrical vertical bend −3
61.745Symmetrical vertical bend −4
71.808Antisymmetric vertical bend −3
81.979Antisymmetric vertical bend −4

Lateral bend10.318Symmetrical lateral bend −1
20.524Antisymmetric lateral bend −1
30.617Symmetrical lateral bend −2
41.067Antisymmetric lateral bend −2
51.677Symmetrical lateral bend −3
61.992Symmetrical lateral bend −4

Torsion12.455Symmetrical torsion −1
24.742Antisymmetric torsion −1