FLAC MODELING AND PSEUDO-STATIC ANALYSIS OF ROCK ISLANDS FOR THE COOPER RIVER BRIDGE

The design for a major cable-stayed bridge under construction in seismically-active Charleston, South Carolina, included rock islands around the main span piers as protection from ship impact. Considering the historical seismic activity of the region, a primary concern was the potential for instability of the rock island slopes during a major earthquake. This paper compares results from modeling of the rock island and ship channel using dynamic tw0-dimensional finite difference software FLAC to the results from conventional pseudo-static analysis.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

  Geo-Institute
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Siegel, T C
  • Chang, C C
• Conference:
  • Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects, Geo-Trans 2004
  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Date: 2004-7-27 to 2004-7-31
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 9 p.
• Serial:
  • ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication
  • Issue Number: 126
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge engineering; Cable stayed bridges; Construction; Instability; Islands; Long span bridges; Piers (Supports); Rocks; Seismicity; Slopes; Static structural analysis; Support piles
• Geographic Terms: South Carolina
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00987923
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784407444
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 17 2005 12:00AM