Articles | Volume 22, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-1559-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-1559-2022
Research article
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10 May 2022
Research article |  | 10 May 2022

Assessing flooding impact to riverine bridges: an integrated analysis

Maria Pregnolato, Andrew O. Winter, Dakota Mascarenas, Andrew D. Sen, Paul Bates, and Michael R. Motley

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The interaction of flow, structure and network is complex, and yet to be fully understood. This study aims to establish rigorous practices of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for modelling hydrodynamic forces on inundated bridges, and understanding the consequences of such impacts on the surrounding network. The objectives of this study are to model hydrodynamic forces as the demand on the bridge structure, to advance a structural reliability and network-level analysis.
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