HURRICANE INDUCED WAVE AND SURGE FORCES ON BRIDGE DECKS

The damaging effects of hurricane landfall on US coastal bridges have been studied using physical model testing. Hurricane bridge damage and failure susceptibility has become very evident, especially during hurricane seasons 2004 and 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico. The combination of storm surge and...

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Main Author: McPherson, Ronald L.
Other Authors: Edge, Billy L.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2008-08-48
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2008-08-48