Finite Element Simulation of Truck Impacts on Highway Bridge Piers

In recent years, there have been increased concerns about the safety of highway bridges, as the service duration of many bridges threatens to exceed their design service life. From 1989 to 2000, 503 bridges (ranging in age from 1 year to 157 years) reportedly failed in the United States. In this article, the authors seek to develop high-fidelity finite element models of a typical U.S. highway bridge and to examine the performance of critical highway bridge components during vehicle collisions.

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• Authors:
  • Agrawal, Anil K
  • Xu, Xiaochen
• Publication Date: 2017-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 37-44
• Serial:
  • Accident Reconstruction Journal
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists
  • ISSN: 1057-8153
  • Serial URL: https://www.napars.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridge piers; Finite element method; Highway bridges; Impact loads; Mathematical models; Traffic crashes; Trucks
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01679019
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2018 2:05PM