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Performance of Piers for Heavy Trucks Passing Underneath Bridge

  • J. Liu
  • , C. Y. Liu*
  • , H. C. Yu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Shen-Zhong Link Administration Center
  • Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen

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Abstract

When heavy transport trucks pass underneath a bridge, the moving load may cause additional stress and deformation on the adjacent piles, and possible girder collapse due to the displacement of bearing on top of pier. In this paper, the performance of bridge piers is studied on a real condition that mud transport trucks passing on an artificial pavement underneath a continuous beam bridge on soft soil field. A threedimensional pier-pile-soil model is established in ABAQUS, according to the field condition. The displacement of pile is obtained and compared with those obtained by the M method by assuming a concentrated force and a moment act on the top of the pile. Then, a parametrical study is performed to discuss the effects of truck weight and spacing on pier displacement, respectively. At last, safety suggestions are provided in the present paper for the optimal truck weight and spacing that can be used to reduce risks in similar practice.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 7th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, APWSHM 2018
EditorsZhongqing Su, Shenfang Yuan, Hoon Sohn
PublisherNDT.net
Pages943-954
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)9783000603594
StatePublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event7th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, APWSHM 2018 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 12 Nov 201815 Nov 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 7th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, APWSHM 2018

Conference

Conference7th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, APWSHM 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period12/11/1815/11/18

Keywords

  • Displacement
  • Heavy trucks
  • Pier-pile-soil model

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