Extreme Hurricane Surge Estimation for Texas Coastal Bridges Using Dimensionless Surge Response Functions

Since the devastating hurricane seasons of 2004, 2005, and 2008, the stability and serviceability of coastal bridges during and following hurricane events have become a main public concern. Twenty coastal bridges, critical for hurricane evacuation and recovery efforts, in Texas have been identified...

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Main Author: Song, Youn Kyung
Other Authors: Chang, Kuang-an
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-7065