Pressures on Coastal Bridges Due to Normal Incidence Waves

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• Creators:
  Denson, Keith H.
• Corporate Creators:
  Mississippi State University. Water Resources Research Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Mississippi State Highway Department ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Highway bridges
  • Water waves
  • Loss and damage
  • Hurricanes
  • Pressure
  • Slabs
  • Beams
  • Box girders
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MSHD-RD-81-076
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;Mississippi
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mississippi State Highway Department
• Abstract:
  Local pressures due to water waves were measured at discrete points along the underside of two 1:24 scale model bridges for various water depths and wave heights. One model was of a four-lane slab and beam bridge carrying traffic along two structurally separated lane pairs supported by a common pile bent. The other model was of a trapezoidal box girder bridge with superelevation to seaward. The slab/beam model was geometrically similar to the Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, bridge which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Camille in 1969. The second model was of a proposed interstate connector at Biloxi, Mississippi. Results of the research are presented in dimensionless form for use on geometrically similar bridges.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75216/dot_75216_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.19 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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