Bridges in a changing climate: a study of the potential impacts of ...
2019年9月26日 · Several studies have indicated bridges to be especially susceptible to the effects of climate change. This article presents the potential impacts of climate change on bridges and combines the findings of close to 70 research articles to construct a broad list of their possible adaptation techniques.
30 Ways Climate Change Affects the Safety of Bridges
2022年6月19日 · Accelerated superstructure degradation: higher temperatures, more precipitation like snow and rain, higher air humidity, and more carbon in the atmosphere speed up the degradation of the...
Climate Change Can Cause Bridges to ‘Fall Apart Like Tinkertoys ...
2024年9月2日 · Extreme heat and flooding are accelerating the deterioration of bridges, engineers say, posing a quiet but growing threat. The Third Avenue Bridge, connecting Manhattan and the Bronx over the...
Bridges in a changing climate: a study of the potential impacts of ...
2019年9月26日 · Several studies have indicated bridges to be especially susceptible to the effects of climate change. This article presents the potential impacts of climate change on bridges and combines the...
Risks of bridge collapses are real and set to rise — here’s why
2024年5月28日 · Hundreds of millions of people cross deficient bridges each day. With damage to these structures likely to intensify because of climate change and ageing, technicians and policymakers must act to...
Potential Overall Effects of Extreme Weather on Bridge Design: Consider effects (individually and combined) of extreme temperatures and precipitation events on scour, pier and abutment protection, thermal expansion joints, bearings, superstructure
Predicting the impact of climate change on bridge safety
2019年10月9日 · "We know climate change will increase the frequency and intensity of natural hazards like hurricanes, heat waves, wildfires, and extreme rains," says Yang, a postdoctoral research associate in...
Full article: A review of the potential impacts of climate change …
2019年4月1日 · This paper synthesizes the findings of over 190 research articles to identify the potential risks climate change may pose on bridges. Over 30 potential risks, supported by pertinent previous bridge damage (or failure) cases, are identified, categorized, and linked to the projected future climate changes.
Climate change risks and bridge design - ScienceDirect
2023年1月1日 · This chapter focuses on discussing the impacts of climate change to bridges and describes a conceptual framework as a guide for bridge designers on how to consider these impacts in bridge design. Several existing challenges are, however, highlighted that hinder the application of such a framework in practical contexts (e.g., climate change data ...
Predicting the impact of climate change on bridge safety
2019年10月8日 · “For this paper, we’re looking at increased temperature as well as increased precipitation and their impact on bridge safety. The challenge here was that we didn’t know how to quantify those impacts to predict scour risk.” Scour is the primary source of bridge failure in …