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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"coastal bridges"”.
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Structural Vulnerability of Coastal Bridges Under Hurricane Conditions
Hurricane waves can cause catastrophic damage to coastal bridges that lack sufficient clearance. This research focused on improving the understanding of the behavior of coastal bridges under hurricane-induced wave impact. High-fidelity finite element (FE) models were developed within ABAQUS, …
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Numerical Investigation of Tsunami-Borne Debris Interaction with Coastal Bridges
… tsunamis, which resulted in extensive damage to coastal regions including the destruction or damage of numerous bridges. These transportation links are particularly vulnerable to damage from tsunami-driven debris, such as boats, vehicles, and shipping containers, which upon impact can remove a …
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Impact of Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes on Coastal Bridges in Washington State
… including prestressed simply supported concrete bridges built before 1990, prestressed simply supported bridges built on or after 1990, prestressed continuous concrete bridges built on or after 1990, and movable bridges, which were included because of their unique vulnerability and importance in …
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Experimental Study of Tsunami-Induced Loads on Bridges
… guidance for estimating tsunami loads on coastal structures and bridges shows a large variation in the values estimated by the proposed equations and the lack of general agreement even on the types of forces imposed on the bridge decks. Reviewing the available literature revealed that the …
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Investigating Wave Forces on Coastal Bridge Decks
… hurricane induced waves are responsible for many coastal bridge failures, especially in the last decade. In the current study, three countermeasures (reducing the entrapped air, elevating the structures and rigidifying the structures) are considered, two wave types (solitary wave theory and Stokes …