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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/37100| Title: | Structural analysis of an Improved Ribbon Bridge subjected to hydrodynamic and vehicular loading |
| Authors: | Trim, M. W. (Michael Wesley), 1981- Padula, Joseph A., 1955- |
| Keywords: | Hydrodynamics Matting Military bridges Stream crossing, Military Structural analysis (Engineering) Transportation, Military |
| Publisher: | Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/GSL TR-20-13 |
| Abstract: | Structural modeling and simulations were performed to determine limit states of an Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) subjected to hydraulic and vehicle loadings. Measurements of as-built IRB bays were used to construct a three-dimensional, computer-aided design model. The model was used to create a computational finite element model (FEM) that was validated through correlations of simulation results and empirical data. The validated FEM was used to establish limit states (i.e., maximum current and vehicular loading conditions for 110 and 210 m IRB crossings). Analyses revealed that the primary structural failure mode was yielding in the steel pins that link IRB bays. Assuming the IRB is adequately restrained at the shores, a 110 m IRB can withstand currents up to 11 ft/s with no vehicle traffic; a 210 m IRB can endure up to 7 ft/s under the same conditions. For risk crossings, one Military Load Classification-70 vehicle on the bridge, 110 and 210 m IRBs can tolerate currents up to 9 and 7 ft/s, respectively. Under normal crossing conditions vehicle spaced 100 ft apart, a 110 m IRB has the structural capacity to endure currents up to 9 ft/s; the maximum current for a 210 m IRB is 5 ft/s. |
| Description: | Technical Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | ERDC/GSL TR-20-13 |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/37100 http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/37100 |
| Size: | 119 pages / 23.35 MB |
| Types of Materials: | PDF/A |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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