Novel Crashworthy Device for Pier Protection from Barge Impact

Table 1

Prespecified parameters for parametric studies of the device.

Member	Parameter	Value
Barge	= barge mass	1723.7 ton
	= impact velocity	2.0 m/s
Cap	= cap width	3.0 m
	= cap mass	100.0 ton
Steel beams	= number of planes of beam units	1
	= total length of beam units in one plane	15.0 m
	= mass density of beam steel	8020.0 kg/m^3
	= elastic modulus of beam steel	200.0 GPa
	= tangent modulus of beam steel	1.5 GPa
	= failure strain of beam steel	0.25
Pier	= pier width	6.0 m