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Acta Armamentarii ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (S1): 90-98.doi: 10.12382/bgxb.2023.0717

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Analysis on Dynamic Response of Bridge Pier under Near-field Underwater Explosion Loading

ZHOU Longyun1, LI Xiaojun1,2,*(), YAN Qiushi1,**()   

  1. 1 Faculty of Architecture, Civil and Transportation Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
    2 School of Civil Engineering, Institute of Disaster Prevention,Langfang 065201, Hebei, China
  • Received:2023-08-02 Online:2023-12-08
  • Contact: LI Xiaojun, YAN Qiushi

Abstract:

The dynamic response and damage mechanism of piers under underwater explosion loading are analyzed to investigate the damage to a pier caused by underwater explosion by using the arbitrary Lagrangian-Euler method. The accuracy of the finite element model is verified through an underwater explosion test, and then a finite element model of a pier under underwater explosion loading is established. Taking the residual vertical bearing capacity of the pier as the performance index, the damage evaluation method of pier under explosion loading is put forward. The influences of explosive weight and initiation point on the damage degree of pier are discussed. The investigation results indicate that the damage to the pier caused by bubble pulsation generated by a near-field underwater explosion cannot be ignored. When the outer side of pier is detonated, the TNT weight is exponentially related to the residual bearing capacity of pier. When the weight of TNT is the same, the damage caused by the explosion inside the pier is the most serious.

Key words: underwater explosion, pier, bubble pulsation, safety factor

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