Improvement to Calculation Method of Flood Force on T-Girder Considering Entrapped Air in Chambers

Entrapped air in the chambers of a T-girder bridge generates a considerably large vertical force which is harmful to the safety of the bridge superstructure. The contribution of the entrapped air is not considered when calculating flood force in the related specifications, and also it has not been t...

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Main Authors: Wanli Yang, Yang Dou, Junwu Qin, Yuankang Yang, Yuzhi Zhang, Weiyong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/8/1083