Open AccessComparison of pier bridge design between AASHTO and Chinese codes
Author(s) -
Hussein Yousif Aziz,
Hussein Kareem Sultan,
Basim Jabar Abbas,
Raid Tarik Alkateeb
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1090/1/012020
Subject(s) - pier , code (set theory) , structural engineering , bridge (graph theory) , engineering , collision , civil engineering , computer science , computer security , medicine , set (abstract data type) , programming language
Many codes are used in different countries to design different constructions including bridges. Using of suitable code is depending on the project requirements and safety. In this paper two different codes are used to design a pier bridge to show the differences and similarities between them in order to use the suitable one according to the needs of this design. The AASHTO code shows more safety compared to the Chinese code except pier design in bending and shear due the conditions in US country which needs more restricted conditions compared with that used in China. This has a considerable effect in Iraq to find the best code to be used because there is no an available special code. Another effect is taken into consideration in this study which is the effect of bridge pier collision due to impact loads which is necessary to show the suitability of the bridge design using the mentioned codes. This effect shows the need of more requirements in the design to be safe and resist the lateral loads effect.