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Vulnerability assessment of coastal bridges on Oahu impacted by storm surge and waves

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Vulnerability assessment of four selected prototype coastal bridges on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, to the combination of storm surge and waves is presented. The maximum storm surge condition is estimated by considering an extensive series of simulated hurricanes making landfall on the island of Oahu, where the bridges are located. For the given extreme environmental conditions, wave loads on the deck of the selected bridges are calculated by use of several theoretical and computational approaches, including Euler’s equations (OpenFOAM), the Green–Naghdi nonlinear equations, linear long-wave approximation and existing simplified, design-type force equations. Multiple scenarios of the relative location of the bridge deck and the still-water level are studied to determine the maximum possible wave loads on the bridge decks. Vulnerability of the coastal bridges to storm wave loads is determined by comparing the capacity of the bridge to the wave-induced loads on the structure.

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Acknowledgments

This work is partially based on funding from State of Hawaii’s Department of Transportation (HDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Research Branch, Grant Nos. DOT-08-004, TA 2009-1R. The work of M.H. is also supported by the Link Foundation’s Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation Fellowship provided to the University of Hawaii. Any findings and opinions contained in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the funding agencies. The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for comments and corrections which have led to improving the quality of the paper.

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  1. Department of Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, TX, 77553, USA

    Masoud Hayatdavoodi

  2. Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering, SOEST, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, 2540 Dole St., Holmes Hall 402, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA

    R. Cengiz Ertekin

  3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, 2540 Dole St., Holmes Hall 383, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA

    Ian N. Robertson & H. Ronald Riggs

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Hayatdavoodi, M., Ertekin, R.C., Robertson, I.N. et al. Vulnerability assessment of coastal bridges on Oahu impacted by storm surge and waves. Nat Hazards 79, 1133–1157 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-1896-2

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