Determination of barge impact probabilities for bridge design : [summary].

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• Creators:
  Consolazio, Gary R.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Florida. Dept. of Civil and Coastal Engineering
• Contributors:
  Potter, William
• Corporate Contributors:
  Florida. Dept. of Transportation. Structures Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bridge waterways
  • Barges
  • Risk assessment
  • Bridge design
  • Collisions
  • Impact loads
  • Aberrancy rate
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Florida
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida. Department of Transportation. Research Center
• Abstract:
  University of Florida researchers developed a revised barge impact probability expression applicable for the design of bridge structures located on Florida waterways. University of Florida researchers obtained barge flotilla traffic data and barge-to-bridge collision data for Florida bridge locations. Using these data, they were able to calculate historical barge-to-bridge collision rates and probabilities. The Florida-specific probabilities were used with additional information from the AASHTO procedures to work backwards and calculate base aberrancy rates for each bridge location for which data had been obtained. A subset of these rates was selected to produce a single value that can be used in the design process for risk assessments for new and existing bridge structures in Florida.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  BDV31-977-21
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31011/dot_31011_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 134.51 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6e7c98cb24652166d59b66635b21713dc58d1a2e760bdd1d9f2a42317f7aee0d