| Title | Development of a Guideline for Estimating Tsunami Forces on Bridge Superstructures |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Boon-intra, Sutaporn |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Civil Engineering |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 130 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Internet Resources LD4330 2011 Boon-intra, Sutaporn, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | bridges, coastal hazards, Drift Creek, earthquakes, engineering, Millport Slough, physics, Schooner Creek, Siletz River, Spencer Creek, theses, tsunamis |
| Notes | Numerical models were developed to run tests of tsunami impacts on bridge superstructures. The author also developed guidelines to estimate tsunami forces on bridge superstructures. The study focused on the Spencer Creek Bridge on the Oregon Coast, and three bridges on Siletz Bay, at Schooner Creek, Millport Slough and Drift Creek. “The time-history of the numerical results show that, given identical tsunami conditions, box section bridges have to resist significantly larger forces (both horizontal and vertical forces) than the deck-girder section bridges. Therefore, it would be more appropriate to select deck-girder section bridges in the tsunami run-up zone instead of a box section. Furthermore, an effect of bridge rails to tsunami forces was examined in this research. The results showed that rigid rails on the superstructure could increase horizontal and vertical tsunami forces up to 20% and 15%, respectively.” (p.37) Includes drawings of the bridges studied. Dept. of Civil Engineering. M.S. Corvallis, Or.: Oregon State University. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/8k71nn53j |
