Nonlinear Pounding Analysis of Multispan and Simply Supported Beam Bridges Subjected to Strong Ground Motions by Hong-Yu Jia, Xian-Lin Lan, Nan Luo, Jian Yang, Shi-Xiong Zheng, Chao Zhang

“…The bearing stiffness affects significantly the displacement of the pier top and the cross-sectional internal force at the bottom of piers but has little effect on the collision force and number.…”
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Numerical Study on Seismic Behavior of Underwater Bridge Columns Strengthened with Prestressed Precast Concrete Panels and Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcements by Yu Tang, Gang Wu, Zeyang Sun

“…The seismic performance of the bridge column, such as pier or pile, is a time-dependent property which may decrease in resistance to the deterioration or natural hazards along the structure’s service life. …”
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Enhancing Seismic Performance of Steel-Plated Stress-Ribbon Bridge with Tuned Mass Dampers: A Finite-Element Study by Hua Dong, Yi Zhang, Zhiqiang Huang, Wuchuan Pu, Kaiwen Liu, Qishuo Zhang

“…Furthermore, a torsional TMD effectively reduces both the torsion of stress ribbons and the pier forces. As a recommendation, the combination of a single vertical displacement TMD and a torsional TMD can be considered the most appropriate scheme for earthquake response control. …”
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Method for Predicting Barge Impact Force Based on Nonlinear Spring Stiffness by Junhu Shao, Yulin Zhan, Shuai Song, Mengqi Cai, Xiaoping Chen, Haiying Yu

“…The proposed method in this paper does not consider the pier stiffness; hence, it can be combined with NSS to quickly estimate the impact force, which can provide a design basis for the impact force in ship-bridge collision design. …”
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Layout Optimization of Rail Expansion Joint on Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridge for High-Speed Railway by Xiaopei Cai, Wanli Liu, Kaize Xie, Wenjun Zhu, Xiyuan Tan, Yongjie Gao

“…Switch rails of REJ are set up on the main beam, stock rails are laid on the simply supported beams and crossing over beam joints, and several-meter long small resistance fasteners need to be laid on the sides of stock rails to reduce the fixed pier longitudinal force near the main beam. The range of REJ laid on cable-stayed bridge is mainly determined by temperature, rail breaking, and seismic condition; the bending and braking loads have little influence on it. …”
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Experimental Study on Influence of Microexpansive Concrete Self-Stress on Performance of Steel Pipe Concrete by Xin Liu, Yu-Zhou Zheng, Qin Fang, Heng-Bo Xiang, Hai-Chun Yan

“…The mechanical properties of the HSTCMC short columns were greatly improved compared to the control RC pier. The yield and ultimate strength of the HSTCMC short columns can be enhanced to 8.9% and 14.6%, and with the content of expansive agent that increased from 8% to 12%. …”
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Study on scour simulation and boundary condition conversion technology for a shallow foundation bridge by Gangping Fan, Huanzhe Li, Tianzhuo Wang, Jian Che, Xing Li, Chunyang Dou, Tong Wu

“…To prevent and mitigate scouring risks, this paper investigates the riverbed scouring characteristics of shallow foundation bridges under different hydrological conditions.The study found that under high water levels and flow velocities, scour depth significantly increased.Under extreme hydrological conditions, a horseshoe vortex forms at the base of the front end of the bridge pier, causing scour pits on both sides of the upstream face of the foundation, which is the main cause of foundation voids that first appear at 2580 s with a maximum scour depth of -2.51 m and a void area of 0.5%, continuing to increase over time.Based on simulated scouring data, this study proposes a method for converting boundary conditions from a scouring model to a mechanical model. …”
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Application of GA-BP Neural Network Optimized by Grey Verhulst Model around Settlement Prediction of Foundation Pit by C. Y. Liu, Y. Wang, X. M. Hu, Y. L. Han, X. P. Zhang, L. Z. Du

“…For the application of the methodology, the settlement monitoring point of D4, which is near the bridge pier of the highway, is studied in this paper. The predicted values of the BP neural network, GA-BP neural network, BP neural network optimized by the grey Verhulst model, and GA-BP neural network optimized by the grey Verhulst model are detailed compared with the measured values. …”
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Construction Control Technology and Monitoring Analysis of Walking Incremental Launching Construction of Small-Curvature Steel Box Girder Bridges Across Expressways by Hai Huang, Xiaomin Xue, Haitao Ma, Zhijun Zhou, Jianbo Dou, Heng Yang, Erwei Guo, Jianjun Ma

“…The stress conditions of the incremental launching pier and the settlement of the concrete substructure are also studied, and we analyze the stress and displacement characteristics. …”
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Le site antique de la clinique des Dames Blanches à Tours (Indre-et-Loire) : aménagements d’un embarcadère romain sur la Loire et évolution du trait de rive by Nicolas Fouillet, Philippe Gardère

“…The fourth state of the pier contrasts strongly with the preceding three, as it no longer corresponds to a simple access ramp to the river. …”
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L’utilisation du bois dans les aménagements portuaires antiques de Narbonne/Narbo Martius (Aude) by Corinne Sanchez, Jean-Michel Fabre, Sophie Coadic, Julie Labussière, Benoit Favennec, Marie-Pierre Jézégou, Stéphanie Wicha

“…Downstream, a significant change in the construction pattern is observed with the installation of a well-built pier on the lagoon side, while the river banks are developed with riprap based on a network of piles and planks. …”
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L’aqueduc du Gier : étude des ponts-siphons du Garon à Brignais et Chaponost (Rhône) et de Beaunant à Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) by Kilian Blanc, Laurie Danielou

“…The construction technique is the same for both the original piers and the backfill. The same materials are used. …”
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Determination of the Response Spectra of the Superstructure of Length l=3X63.0 m by Nugzar Rurua, Boris Maisuradze, Ioseb Utmelidze

“…During a seismic impact, the main emphasis is placed on the damage to bridge piers, which were isolated from the horizontal earthquake detector. …”
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Earthquake-Induced Domino-Type Progressive Collapse in Regular, Semiregular, and Irregular Bridges by Amir Seyedkhoei, Reza Akbari, Shahrokh Maalek

“…Also, it is concluded that, type of the deck, height of the piers, and ground slope have a great effect on the progressive collapse procedure of both regular and irregular bridges with voided slab deck.…”
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A New Approach for Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Ship Collision with Riverside Bridges by Wei Zhang, Shuoyu Liu, Wenwen Luo, Liping Wang, Bo Geng, Zhenxing Zheng

“…The configuration of riverside bridges, such as the spatial distribution, wading status, and ship accessibility of piers, is generally different from river-crossing bridges. …”
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Near-Fault Ground Motion Impacts on High-Speed Rail Large-Span Continuous Girder Bridge considering Pile-Soil Interaction by Yefei Zhou, Gang Wang, Shuyi Yang, Niu Liu

“…The results show that the bridge piers enter the elastoplastic phase under rare earthquakes. …”
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Entre Rhône et Rhin : les ports fluvio-lacustres de la Suisse romaine by Romain Guichon

“…AD (wooden banks, docks, piers, warehouses, etc.) synthesize many of the characteristics identified at the regional scale. …”
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Degree of corrosion and other deterioration effects in highway bridge deck component using non-destructive self potential and vibration testing: case study from SW Nigeria by O. O. Falowo, O. Makinde, Y. Akindureni

“…The anomalous zones are represented in each of the bridge span, and mostly within the location of the piers. This implies that there are contributions from the piers/piles reinforcements’ activity. …”
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Combined Earthquake-Wave Effects on the Dynamic Response of Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridges by Xinhu Tang, Peng Chen

“…However, for the auxiliary piers, their shear force and bending moment show a trend of first increasing and then decreasing. …”
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