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heartbeat.
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 Threshold determination for
structural health monitoring and
evaluation of Nagtahan Bridge
Engr. Michael Bautista Baylon
Dr. Francis Aldrine A. Uy,
Engr. Katrina Mae Santiago Montes
Engr. Krish Angelo D. Embalzado

Mapua University – USHER, PHILSIMS

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 Padre Jacinto Zamora Bridge
• a Filipino priest and martyr
• a true Manileño, born in Pandacan on August 14, 1835, early
education in Pandacan and later at the Colegio de San Juan de
Letran where he completed his bachelor’s degree and at the
University of Santo Tomas where he pursued degrees in Theology
and Canon Law in 1858
• the hideous garroting of Father Jacinto Zamora, together with
the two other priests nurtured the fight for freedom and served
as a catalyst for nationalistic fervor.

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 Padre Jacinto Zamora Bridge
• the renaming of the Nagtahan Link Road to Padre Jacinto Zamora
Bridge is a fitting tribute to the memory of the most prestigious
son of Pandacan, one of the three secular priests whose
martyrdom kindled the flames of the Philippine Revolution of
1896 (Proclamation No. 228, s. 2000)
• an existing concrete bridge with American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Type IV Girders.
The bridge is a reinforced concrete bridge built in the 1960's and
became operational in the year 1963. Its length is about 410
meters, linking Pandacan and Paco, Manila.
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 Objectives of the Study
• to evaluate the Padre Jacinto Zamora Bridge using USHER
technology.
• Specifically, to determine the threshold value in evaluating
the bridge’s response through the USHER device results.

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 METHODOLOGY

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 METHODOLOGY
Recording and
Survey of the Installation of Sensor USHER Downloading
structure To strategic location Portal STRUCTURAL
RESPONSE

SEISMIC STRUCTURAL Threshold Values

EVALUATION RESPONSE

Modeling of Selecting ground Simulation of Fragility Curves

Structure motion data structural model
Survey of the Installation of Sensor
structure To strategic location

Smart Bridge wireless

sensor node installed at
column midheight of Padre
COMPLIANT Jacinto Zamora Bridge,
located in Pandacan,
Manila, Philippines.

BACK
USHER
Portal
Recording and
Downloading
STRUCTURAL
RESPONSE

BACK
Modeling of
Structure

BACK
Selecting ground
motion data
ACCELERATION READINGS FROM APRIL 8, 2017
EARTHQUAKE (8:58 PM)
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.9
Intensity level: III
 Simulation of
structural model
 Structural Electronics Eng’g
Engineering Instrumentation
Fragility Curves
 SEISMIC
FRAGILITY CURVES
BY
CAPACITY SPECTRUM METHOD
(C.S.M.)

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 (Source: http://ds.iris.edu/ds/nodes/dmc/tools/event/2192624)

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Threshold Values SEISMIC FRAGILITY CURVES Moderate
Damage

PoE = 10%
PGA = 0.140 g

NEXT
STRUCTURAL
RESPONSE STRUCTURAL RESPONSE USING

MAX: 0.133 g
< 0.140 g
 THRESHOLDS

Extensive Damage

Moderate Damage

Moderate Damage

Extensive Damage
Acceleration reading at longitudinal axis
 CONCLUSION
• Threshold value for a moderate damage to Padre Jacinto Zamora
Bridge is at 14% of gravitational acceleration.
• This threshold value was not surpassed by the maximum
response of the structure of 0.133g when the earthquake event
happened last April 8, 2017 with a magnitude of 5.9, as recorded
by the Universal Structural Health Evaluation and Recording
device.
• Hence, a thorough investigation must be done in the component
level of the bridge.

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References
• Baylon, M.B., Uy, F.A.A., Montes, K.M.S., Embalzado, K.A.D. (2019)
Threshold determination for structural health monitoring using
USHER Technology.
• Baylon, M.B. (2017) Developing Fragility Curves in Seismic
Assessment of Pier. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing: Germany.
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