bridge pier design - shipwreck impact 2

[xuzi9259]

Hi,

Has anyone made a study about the ship collision impact on bridge pier design? by what method? Is "neural network" a viable method?

Thanks.

 

[SlideRuleEra]

The recently completed cable-stayed Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, SC, uses artificial rock islands to keep ships from even striking the main piers.

Here is a link to information on the firm that performed some of the specialized design work using "numerical simulations" and "scale model testing"

http://s159443129.onlinehome.us/pdf/Bridges/019e_cooper_river_bridge.pdf

... and here is link to some more detail

http://www.aggman.com/1203_pages/1203marketing.html

http://www.SlideRuleEra.net

 

[Qshake]

There are a number of studies in the Journal of Bridge Engineering from ASCE. Naturally, most of the studies have been done by universities on the east coast and some consulting engineers as well.

I recall seeing neural networks used in some presentations.

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[xuzi9259]

Thanks.