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Structural Engineering and Mechanics Volume 88, Number 4, November25 2023 , pages 311-322 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2023.88.4.311 |
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Reliability-based approach for fragility assessment of bridges under floods |
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Raj Kamal Arora and Swagata Banerjee
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| Abstract | ||
| Riverine flood is one of the critical natural threats to river-crossing bridges. As floods are the most-occurred natural hazard worldwide, survival probability of bridges due to floods must be assessed in a speedy but precise manner. In this regard, the paper presents a reliability-based approach for a rapid assessment of failure probability of vulnerable bridge components under floods. This robust method is generic in nature and can be applied to both concrete and steel girder bridges. The developed methodology essentially utilizes limit state performance functions, expressed in terms of capacity and flood demand, for probable failure modes of various vulnerable components of bridges. Advanced First Order Reliability Method (AFORM), Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS), and Latin Hypercube Simulation (LHS) techniques are applied for the purpose of reliability assessment and developing flood fragility curves of bridges in which flow velocity and water height are taken as flood intensity measures. Upon validating the proposed method, it is applied to a case study bridge that experiences the flood scenario of a river in Gujarat, India. Research outcome portrays how effectively and efficiently the proposed reliability-based method can be applied for a quick assessment of flood vulnerability of bridges in any flood-prone region of interest. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| bridges; failure modes; flood vulnerability; fragility curve; reliability assessment | ||
| Address | ||
| Raj Kamal Arora and Swagata Banerjee: Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India | ||