Estimation of Exceedance Probability of Scour on Bridges Using Reliability Principles

dc.contributor.authorContreras-Jara, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorEchaveguren, Tomas
dc.contributor.authorChamorro, Alondra
dc.contributor.authorVargas-Baecheler, Jose
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:14:35Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:14:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractScour is one of the most relevant causes of bridge collapse. Most existing scour models have been focused on estimating scour depth as input for bridge design. This estimation is mainly deterministic. Parameter uncertainty has been considered to estimate expected scour as well. This framework is suitable for bridge design but has limitations for risk analysis of bridge networks, in which exceedance probabilities are needed. In this paper we use the first-order reliability method to estimate the probability that the actual scour will exceed the design scour, considering the uncertainty in hydraulic and hydrological parameters. The procedure was applied to a case study in Chile using the flood-flow history between 30 and 60 years of eight fluviometric stations. The local, contraction, and general scour were estimated for return periods between 2 and 500 years. The exceedance probability obtained was highly dependent on the uncertainty in annual maximum flow, Froude's number, top width, and riverbed longitudinal slope.
dc.description.funderNational Research and Development Agency (ANID) of Chile
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0002109
dc.identifier.eissn1943-5584
dc.identifier.issn1084-0699
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0002109
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94486
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000671816400005
dc.issue.numero8
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaJournal of hydrologic engineering
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectBridge scour
dc.subjectUncertainty
dc.subjectFirst-order reliability method
dc.subjectHydrological parameter
dc.subjectAnnual maximum flood
dc.titleEstimation of Exceedance Probability of Scour on Bridges Using Reliability Principles
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen26
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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