Knut Andreas Kvåle

About

Part-time researcher working in several topics involving structural dynamics.

Goal of research

The research is intended to contribute to the knowledge to enable record-breaking bridge spans along the Coastal Highway E39.

Monitoring of existing structures

Both to enable safer and more cost-efficient designs of bridges or to extend the bridge technology, a good understanding of the behaviour of existing bridges is highly valuable. To achieve this, structural montitoring is an indispensable tool.

Furthermore, structural monitoring can play a crucial role in asset management by detecting changes or a structure's integrity.

Prediction methodology

Extension of span lengths might cause the emergence of new dynamic effects. Therefore, it is very important that the prediction methodology used for these bridges is able to capture these effects.

Research interests and focus areas

Long-span bridges: floating bridges, suspension bridges
Full-scale structural monitoring and data sharing
Operational modal analysis
Stochastic structural dynamics
Wave excitation modelling
Structural health monitoring
Modal analysis and techniques

Publications

2024

Kvåle, Knut Andreas Kirkestuen; Leira, Bernt Johan; Øiseth, Ole Andre. (2024) Stochastic dynamic analysis of floating bridges exposed to inhomogeneous and irregular waves. Applied Ocean Research
Academic article

2023

Luan, Chenyu; Moan, Torgeir; Kvåle, Knut Andreas Kirkestuen; Cheng, Zhengshun. (2023) Shear lag effects on global bending moments in a long-span pontoon bridge under self-weight, traffic and environmental loads. Marine Structures
Academic article
Kvåle, Knut Andreas Kirkestuen; Fenerci, Aksel; Petersen, Øyvind Wiig; Rønnquist, Nils Erik Anders; Øiseth, Ole Andre. (2023) Data Set from Long-Term Wave, Wind, and Response Monitoring of the Bergsøysund Bridge. Journal of Structural Engineering
Academic article

2022

Fenerci, Aksel; Kvåle, Knut Andreas; Xiang, Xu; Øiseth, Ole Andre. (2022) Hydrodynamic interaction of floating bridge pontoons and its effect on the bridge dynamic responses. Marine Structures
Academic article

2021

Kvåle, Knut Andreas; Øiseth, Ole Andre. (2021) Dynamic Response of an End-Supported Pontoon Bridge due to Wave Excitation: Numerical Predictions versus Measurements. Shock and Vibration
Academic article
Fenerci, Aksel; Kvåle, Knut Andreas; Petersen, Øyvind Wiig; Rønnquist, Anders; Øiseth, Ole Andre. (2021) Dataset for long-term wind and acceleration monitoring of the Hardanger Bridge. Journal of Structural Engineering
Academic article
Kvåle, Knut Andreas; Øiseth, Ole Andre. (2021) Automated operational modal analysis of an end-supported pontoon bridge using covariance-driven stochastic subspace identification and a density-based hierarchical clustering algorithm. CRC Press
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2019

Kvåle, Knut Andreas; Øiseth, Ole; Rønnquist, Anders. (2019) Experiences from the five-year monitoring of a long-span pontoon bridge: What went right, what went wrong and what?s next?. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
Academic article

2018

Kvåle, Knut Andreas; Øiseth, Ole. (2018) Characterization of the Wave Field Around an Existing End-Supported Pontoon Bridge from Simulated Data. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Kvåle, Knut Andreas; Øiseth, Ole; Rønnquist, Anders; Remseth, Svein N. (2018) Simulation and monitoring of floating bridge behaviour. Springer
Chapter
Giske, Finn-Idar Grøtta; Kvåle, Knut Andreas; Leira, Bernt Johan; Øiseth, Ole. (2018) Long-term extreme response analysis of a long-span pontoon bridge. Marine Structures
Academic article

Språkvelger

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