Research Article
Novel Crashworthy Device for Pier Protection from Barge Impact
Table 6
Maximum cap displacements and maximum impact forces on the pier using or without using optimum devices corresponding to different impact scenarios.
| | Impact scenario | (m) | (m) | (MN) | (MN) | (%) |
| | 0.23 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 16.24 | 98.15 | | 1.26 | 1.26 | 0.50 | 39.90 | 98.75 | | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.03 | 47.57 | 97.83 | | 1.16 | 1.16 | 0.41 | 27.24 | 98.50 | | 4.07 | 4.08 | 1.52 | 39.68 | 96.17 | | 5.64 | 5.66 | 2.99 | 48.53 | 93.84 | | 1.43 | 1.43 | 0.63 | 27.18 | 97.68 | | 5.01 | 5.02 | 2.41 | 39.45 | 93.89 | | 6.95 | 6.95 | 4.56 | 48.63 | 90.62 |
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