Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of High-Strength Concrete Bridges under Post-Fire Earthquakes Considering Hydrodynamic Effects

Gaojie Yun () and Chunguang Liu
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Gaojie Yun: School of Geomatics and Municipal Engineering, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou 310018, China
Chunguang Liu: State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 15, 1-23

Abstract: This study employed the linear interpolation method to ascertain the curve relationship between the elastic modulus and stress of high-strength concrete C60 with temperature, and the nonlinear dynamic analysis of high-strength concrete bridge structures subjected to post-fire earthquake action at varying water levels was subsequently evaluated. It was established that both the hydrodynamic effects and the temperature effects have a considerable impact on the structural dynamic response of bridges. The presence of water has been observed to increase the dynamic response of pier structures. At water levels of 0 m and 10 m, the temperature effect results in a reduction in the fundamental frequencies of acceleration and displacement responses by 73.68% and a decrease in the fundamental frequency of stress responses by 83.33%. At a water level of 20 m, the fundamental frequencies of the acceleration, displacement, and stress responses decrease by 53.49%. In consideration of the acceleration and displacement at the pier top and stress at the pier base at a water depth of 10 m, the superposition of temperature effects and hydrodynamic effects results in an increase of 59.06% in acceleration, 25.93% in displacement, and 49.53% in stress than combination effects, respectively. At a water depth of 20 m, the superposition of temperature and hydrodynamic effects results in an increase of 92.82%, 100%, and 127.85% in acceleration, displacement, and stress, respectively. The combined effects of hydrodynamic and temperature effects cannot be described merely as a linear superposition of the two single actions. The research findings provide a significant theoretical basis for understanding the impact of multiple disasters, such as fires and earthquakes, on bridge structures.

Keywords: high-strength concrete; deep-water bridge; post-fire earthquake; hydrodynamic effects; superposition and combined action; nonlinear dynamic analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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