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https://doi.org/10.3141/2131-01

http://scholar.google.com...owan&publication_year=2009

The AASHTO specifications pertaining to bridge design for barge collision loads use a static impact force determination procedure. Incorporated within that static procedure is a force–deformation relationship that represents barge bow stiffness. Recently developed dynamic vessel collision analysis techniques, which include mass-related components of bridge response, also require the use of a force–deformation relationship (or crush curve) to model barge bow stiffness. Whether static or dynamic analysis techniques are used, the vessel crush curve largely governs impact forces and, therefore, plays a critical role in quantifying structural response to impact loads. The basis for the AASHTO crush curve is reviewed, and new crush curves are proposed on the basis of finite element crush simulations of multiple high-resolution barge bow models. The barge models developed for this study are based strictly on structural vessel plans obtained from U.S. barge manufacturers and consist of the two most common types of barges traversing U.S. inland waterways (hopper and tanker). Recommended crush curves are then proposed for use in barge–bridge collision analysis and design.

01147493

09-1959

English

pp 3-14

2009

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309142649

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Barges; Bows; Bridge design; Finite element method; Impact loads; Inland waterways vessels; Simulation; Stiffness; Water transportation crashes

Bridge-vessel collisions; Crush curves; Structural response; Structural response models

Bridges and other structures; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

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