General reduced vehicle model for simulating truck-bridge pier collisions

This study proposes a general reduced vehicle model for simulating truck-bridge pier collisions. The model was calibrated using high-fidelity finite element (FE) simulations based on LS-DYNA of three types of trucks (i.e., light, medium, and heavy) impacting with rigid bridge piers. Key parameters i...

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Main Authors: Daogang Ou, Lin Chen, Cristoforo Demartino, Wei Wang, Tao Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Developments in the Built Environment
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666165923001151