Research Article

Fragility of Bridge Columns under Vehicle Impact Using Risk Analysis

Table 2

Factors for risk analysis.

Types of risk analysisDetailed factorsExistence (yes/no) or grade (1 to 3 points)

Preliminary risk analysis (PRA)Existence of bridge columnYes/no
Type of bridge columnYes/no
Existence of lower road near bridgeYes/no

1 point2 points3 points

Simplified risk analysis (SRA)OccurrenceType of lower roadNational highway, other roadGeneral highway, local roadMetropolis road, city road
Existence of bridge column within 9 m of road vergeNoYes
Distance from industrial complex (km)95.30 < data5.77 < data < 95.30Data < 5.77
Truck accessibility to the roadNoYes
VulnerabilityService yearData ≤ 1010 < data ≤ 2525 < data
Safety levelLevel ALevel BLevel D
Number of columns3 ≤ datax = datax = data
Minimum diameter of column (m)1.6 ≤ data1.2 ≤ data < 1.6Data < 1.2 m
Slenderness ratioData < 66 ≤ data < 1313 < data
Design load (kN)KL-510 (510)DB-24 (432)DB-18 (354)