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Fig. 1. Bridge geometry and sections

Kalix Bridge Digital Twin – structural loads from future extreme climate events

The overarching goal of the current paper is to present a method for and study the results of quantifying structural loads resulting from extreme climate events based on future climate scenarios for the Kalix bridge.

Bridge Geometry and Sections
Table 1: Weather Information for Three Scenarios
Design Value for 3000-Year Return Period Information: (a) Wind Speed and (b) Turbulence Intensity Profile, and (c) Model Specifications
Wind Tunnel Domain and Reference Computational Grid (8,057,279 Cells)
Grid Study of Four Computational Mesh Sizes Through Probe Line
Surface Pressure Contour and Diagram for 60-Time Layers (Δt = 0.5 s) Through Probe Line for Three Scenarios
Table 2: Parameters of Model; Table 3: Boundary Conditions of Model
Image 6: Grid Study for Hydro Domain
Image 7: Hydro Domain Drawing
Image 8: River Flow Discharge; Image 9: River Velocity Discharge; Image 10: Pressure on Bridge Pier – I; Image 11: Pressure on Bridge Pier – II
Image 12: Velocity Counter at Time of 30s; Image 13: Velocity Counter at Time of 20s
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