Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present mathematical procedures
for estimating the risk associated with ship collisions with
bridges. The frequency part of the calculations is based on
information related to the volume and the composition of the ship
traffic in the vicinity of the bridge. This information is
introduced in a mathematical model for estimation of the return
period for collisions with bridge piers and girders. A new
mathematical model is thereafter presented for calculation of the
energies released for crushing of structures given a specific
collision scenario which may include a glancing blow between the
ship and the bridge structure. This model is based on rigid body
mechanics and well suited for inclusion in a probabilistic
analysis procedure. Finally, some empirical expressions are
presented which relate the energy absorbed by crushing of ship
structures to the maximum impact loads between the ship structure
and a bridge pier or girder.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Ship Collision Analysis |
| Place of Publication | Rotterdam |
| Publisher | CRC Press/Balkema |
| Publication date | 1998 |
| Pages | 41-51 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
| Event | International Symposium on Advances in Ship Collision Analysis - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 10 May 1998 → 13 May 1998 |
Conference
| Conference | International Symposium on Advances in Ship Collision Analysis |
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| Country/Territory | Denmark |
| City | Copenhagen |
| Period | 10/05/1998 → 13/05/1998 |