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Hydrodynamic considerations for improving the design/evaluation of over-topped bridge decks during extreme floods

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2023.2171069

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Bridge deck; computational fluid dynamics; design codes; drag coefficient; drag force; finite volume method; flood; turbulent flow; volume of fluid

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The flow over an Iranian bridge deck during an extreme flood event caused by climate change was studied using fluid-structure interaction analyses. Hydrodynamic coefficients, velocity vectors, and water surface profiles were determined using the realizable k-epsilon turbulence model and the VOF Method. The study compared the results to advanced design codes and found that the flood loads recommended by the Federal Highway Administration were acceptable, Eurocode-1 predicted them accurately in general, and the Australian Standard overestimated the hydrodynamic loads.
Flow over an Iranian bridge deck is studied under an actual extreme flood event happening similarly nowadays in many countries due to climate change. Rigorous transient fluid-structure interaction analyses using the realizable k-epsilon turbulence model and the VOF Method are conducted. Geotechnical and abutments damages are neglected. Water surface profiles, velocity vectors, and hydrodynamic coefficients are determined. Based on the latest hydrological regime, particularly in supercritical flows, the results are partially compared against the latest advanced design codes, to evaluate the performance of their hydrodynamic and hydraulic provisions in similar incidents. It was acknowledged that the flood loads recommended by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are fairly acceptable, Eurocode-1 predicts them rather accurately but not in extreme cases, and the Australian Standard (AS-5100.2) is less effective due to over-estimation of the hydrodynamic loads. Instead, the latter offers comprehensive user-defined hydraulic conditions. Furthermore, upon gradual rise of the water level to thrice the deck height, bridge stability is found to be at risk due to highly turbulent states. It is recommended that due to such threats, re-evaluation of flood regime, as well as its distinct hydrodynamic properties have to be accounted for, when evaluating existing bridges or designing new ones.

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