Water-Driven Debris Impact Forces on Structures: Experimental and Theoretical Program.
Water-driven debris generated during tsunamis and hurricanes can impose substantial impact forces on structures that are often not designed for such loads. This presentation covers the design and results of an experimental and theoretical program to quantify these potential impact forces. Two types of prototypical debris are considered: a wood log and a shipping container.
Full-scale impact tests at Lehigh University were carried out with a wooden utility pole and a shipping container. The tests were carried out in-air, and were designed to provide baseline, full-scale results. A 1:5 scale shipping container model was used for in-water tests in the Oregon State University large wave flume. These tests were used to quantify the effect of the fluid on the impact forces.
Results from both experimental programs are presented and compared with theoretical predictions. The analytical predictions are found to be in sufficient agreement such that they can be used for design. A fundamental takeaway is that the impact forces are dominated by the structural impact, with a secondary affect provided by the fluid.
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Water-Driven Debris Impact
Forces on Structures:
Experimental and
Theoretical Program
Water-Driven Debris Impact
Forces on Structures:
Experimental and
Theoretical Program
Clay Naito, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor of Structural Engineering
Associate Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania USA
Research Seminar
June 25, 2013
Sapienza Università di Roma
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Associate Chair Prof. Clay Naito
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Structural Engineering (11 Faculty)
Hydraulic Engineering (4 Faculty)
Environmental Engineering (4 Faculty)
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Safety and Reliability
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Structural Health
Monitoring and Sensor
Networks
Clay Naito Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Blast, Impact, and
Concrete Systems
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P.E.
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NEES Director
Seismic Response and
Retrofit of Steel
Structures
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P.E.
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Seismic and Blast
Response of Structures
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Associate Professor
Concrete Mechanics
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Research Areas
Hazard Mitigation
Seismic Mitigation
Development of a Seismic Design Methodology for Precast Concrete
Diaphragms
Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection
Blast Pressure Demands
Ballistic Fragments – Structures / Personnel
Close-in Detonation of High Explosives
Progressive Collapse Design
Impact Demands from Accidental Impacts
Debris Loading from Tsunami Events
Infrastructure Deterioration
Evaluation and Assessment of Pretensioned Concrete Box Beams
Use of New Materials – SCC and UHPC
Implementation of NDE techniques into new construction
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Infrastructure Deterioration
Ultimate Strength of Self Consolidating Concrete
Bulb Tee Beams
Pennsylvania DOT - Inspection Methods &
Techniques to Determine
Non Visible Corrosion of Prestressing Strands
in Concrete Bridge Components
Federal Highway Administration - Designing and
Detailing Post Tensioned Bridges to Accommodate
Non-Destructive Evaluation
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Development of Blast Resistant
Structures (Trasborg / Olmati)
Research Efforts:
Assessment of Precast Concrete Cladding
Development of Enhanced Components
Full-Scale Blast Evaluation
Laboratory Static Evaluation
Breach Resistance to Close-in Charges
Wall Cladding Systems
Numerical Modeling
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Collaborative Evaluation Effort
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National Science Foundation (NSF) funded a study by University of Missouri Kansas City
(UMKC) to perform a batch of blast resistance tests on reinforced concrete slabs. The Blast Blind
Simulation Contest is sponsored in collaboration with American Concrete Institute (ACI)
Committees 447 (Finite Element of Reinforced Concrete Structures) and 370 (Blast and Impact
Load Effects), and UMKC School of Computing and Engineering.
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Prediction Goal
Given:
• Material Properties
• Blast Demands
• Test Configuration
Determine:
• Displacement time history, maximum and time of occurrence
• Numerical – Crack pattern
Four Categories:
• Normal Strength – Analytical Prediction (SDOF)
• Normal Strength – Numerical Prediction (LS-Dyna)
• High Strength – Analytical Prediction (SDOF)
• High Strength – Numerical Prediction (LS-Dyna)
Research Team Institutions:
Sapienza Università di Roma (SUR), Lehigh University (LU), and
Politecnico di Milano (PM).
Research Team Members: Pierluigi Olmati (SUR), Patrick Trasborg
(LU), Dr. Luca Sgambi (PM), Prof. Franco Bontempi (SUR), and Prof.
Clay Naito (LU).
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Results of Competition
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Four Categories:
• Normal Strength – Numerical Prediction (LS-Dyna) – 1st place
• Normal Strength – Analytical Prediction (SDOF) – 2nd place
• High Strength – Analytical Prediction (SDOF) – 3rd place (unofficial)
• High Strength – Numerical Prediction (LS-Dyna) – Not released
Upcoming
Presentation – ACI Fall Meeting – Tucson Arizona
ACI special publication
Research Team Institutions:
Sapienza Università di Roma (SUR), Lehigh University (LU), and Politecnico di
Milano (PM).
Research Team Members: Pierluigi Olmati (SUR), Patrick Trasborg (LU), Dr. Luca
Sgambi (PM), Prof. Franco Bontempi (SUR), and Prof. Clay Naito (LU).
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Water-Driven Debris Impact
Forces on Structures:
Experimental and
Theoretical Program
Water-Driven Debris Impact
Forces on Structures:
Experimental and
Theoretical Program
Clay Naito, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor of Structural Engineering
Associate Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania USA
Team: Ron Riggs (U.Hawaii) & Dan Cox (Oregon
State U.)
Research Seminar
June 25, 2013
Sapienza Università di Roma
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Debris SiteAssessment
Point-source debris
Shipping container yards
Ports with barges/ships
Site assessment procedure
Determine potential debris plan area
Number of containers * area of a container
Define debris concentration: area of debris/land area
2% concentration defines debris dispersion zone
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Goals of NEES Research Study
Determine the debris impact forces from tsunami
generated debris on structures
Flexible debris
Low velocity, ‘moderate’ mass
Consider fluid effects and (container) contents
Provide relatively simple design formulas
Impact force and duration
Tsunami Loading, Ftotal
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Conclusions
Simple formula for design impact forces validated by
experimental data
Assumptions are conservative
Container contents don’t affect impact force
significantly, although duration can be increased
Results indicate fluid doesn’t affect impact force
substantially
Other conservative assumptions compensate for slight
conservatism in ignoring it
Results are the basis for the proposed debris impact
forces in ASCE 7
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Acknowledgements
This material is based upon work supported by the
National Science Foundation under Grant No. CMMI-
1041666; REU students supported by Grant No.
CMMI-1005054; Tohoku survey supported by Rapid
Grant No. CMMI-1138668.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or
recommendations expressed in this material are those of
the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of
the National Science Foundation
REU students Amy Kordosky, Patrick Bassal, and
Andrew Lopes helped with the OSU and LU tests.
George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)