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  • Tsunami and hurricane wave loads on bridge superstructures

    Creator:
    Azadbakht, Mohsen
    Abstract:
    This dissertation examines tsunami and hurricane wave loads on bridge superstructures. Tsunamis have caused significant damage to coastal communities in recent years. For example, the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and resulting Tohoku Tsunami destroyed infrastructure along the east coast of Japan including bridge superstructures. Recent hurricanes have also caused...
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    Dissertation
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    first seaward bridge girder. A design procedure is proposed to compute maximum horizontal and vertical