EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE MECHANISM OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL WAVE FORCES ACTING ON A BRIDGE DECK SUBJECTED TO BREAKER BORES
Abstract
The 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku earthquake tsunami caused the catastrophic damage of infrastructures such as coastal structures, utilities and transportation facilities. Among infrastructures evaluation of tsunami fluid force acting on a bridge deck is urgently required for designing a tsunami-proof bridge structure. Authors carried out hydraulic experiments by using high-speed camera to clarify the mechanism of horizontal and vertical wave forces acting on a bridge deck subjected to plunging breaker bores and surging breaker bores, focusing on the relationship between the position of a bridge deck against wave height and the occurrence of horizontal and vertical wave forces acting on a bridge deck.
- Publication:
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Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. A1 (Structural Engineering & Earthquake Engineering (SE/EE))
- Pub Date:
- 2012
- DOI:
- 10.2208/jscejseee.68.I_1134
- Bibcode:
- 2012JSCSE..68I1134S