Load testing of the first stress ribbon bridge in SloveniaĐukić, Đorđe (Avtor) Hekič, Doron (Avtor) Kosič, Mirko (Avtor) Vezočnik, Rok (Avtor) Anžlin, Andrej (Avtor) Štrukelj, Andrej (Avtor) Pipenbaher, Marjan (Avtor) Weingerl, Tomaž (Avtor) bridgebridge response measurementsstress ribonload testPaper presents selected results of the diagnostic load testing of a newly-built footbridge in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. The bridge is significant as the first bridge in Slovenia being built with the stress ribbon technology. The diagnostic load testing took place in March 2023 and comprised of three-stage static load testing, dynamic testing with a light truck driving over artificial obstacles, and measurement of ambient vibrations. The consistency between the actual response of the bridge and the response of the finite element (FE) model, used in the design, was evaluated by comparing vertical displacements from the static load testing, natural frequencies and mode shapes. The comparison of the results indicates a satisfactory agreement between the measurements and the response of the FE model, confirming the appropriateness of the employed FE model.CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group20242024-08-14 09:13:58Neznano20205UDK: 624COBISS_ID: 202235395OceCobissID: 202231555sl© 2024 The Author(s)