Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
This paper presents finite element modelling of the effects of different flow velocities on the structural behaviour of a skewed integral bridge. Flow velocities affect the scour depths at the piles of a bridge and thus affect its structural behaviour. Laboratory tests on a scaled-down hydraulic model along with numerical modelling were performed to simulate the structural behaviour of the scoured integral bridge. A finite element package was used for the numerical modelling work, and the displacements and strains corresponding to the measured locations on the physical model were extracted. The experimental and numerical results for the case of maximum scour depths were compared.
Keywords
Finite element modelling, Integral bridges, Pile scouring, Structural behaviour, Experimental investigations, Finite element packages, Laboratory test, Numerical modelling, Numerical results, Physical model, Scour depth, Computer simulation, Flow velocity, Hydraulic models, Hydraulic structures, Numerical methods, Piles, Scour, Finite element method
Divisions
fac_eng
Publication Title
Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
Volume
19
Issue
9
Additional Information
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