DocumentCode
720992
Title
Assessment of impact forces in standards
Author
Markova, Jana ; Jung, Karel
Author_Institution
Klokner Inst., Czech Tech. Univ. in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
fYear
2015
fDate
19-21 May 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Models of accidental impact forces due to road vehicles recommended in Eurocode EN 1991-1-7 are analyzed. The indicative values of design impact forces given for highways and roads seem to be rather low. The impact forces determined on the basis of probabilistic methods are up to three times greater than it is recommended in current European standards. It is shown that the upper bound of impact forces should be applied for key bridges located in the vicinity of traffic routes provided that other safety measures are not taken into account.
Keywords
bridges (structures); force; impact (mechanical); roads; standards; Eurocode EN 1991-1-7; European standards; accidental impact forces; bridges; design impact forces; highways; indicative values; probabilistic methods; road vehicles; roads; safety measures; traffic routes; Bridges; Force; Probabilistic logic; Reliability; Roads; Safety; Vehicles; Accidental situation; alternative procedures; heavy vehicle; key elements; models of impact forces;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Military Technologies (ICMT), 2015 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Brno
Print_ISBN
978-8-0723-1976-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MILTECHS.2015.7153757
Filename
7153757
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