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Investigation on lateral instability of vehicles crossing urban viaducts excited by strong earthquake motions

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K18899
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Civil engineering and related fields
Research InstitutionYokohama National University

Principal Investigator

FUJINO Yozo  横浜国立大学, 先端科学高等研究院, 特任教員(教授) (20111560)

Project Period (FY) 2017-06-30 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,110,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,410,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Keywords地震 / 走行自動車 / 転倒解析 / 交通
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The vehicle model including out-of-plane and in-plane motion along with effect of curved line with specific radius, camber angle and longitudinal grade is developed. The vehicle stability is evaluated by the rollover and sideslip stability. Numerical simulations were conducted using a highway junction consisting of four curved sections and two straight sections. Effects of curved bridge radii, level of earthquake, vehicle velocity and driver reaction on the vehicle stability were evaluated. It was found that vehicle moving on a curved bridge during large earthquakes has a larger possibility for rollover and sideslip stability than vehicle moving on a straight section for the same driving velocity and level of earthquake. Reduction of normal forces on vehicle’s wheels associated with curved bridge effect and steering angle, effect of road camber at the curved section all contributed to the higher risk of instability in addition to earthquake-induced acceleration of bridge deck

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

トラックの高架橋上での地震時転倒は1995年兵庫県南部地震において発生しているが,この問題を扱った研究は世界で皆無であった.都市内高架橋におけるトラックの転倒は地震後の交通機能低下につながる大問題であり,今回の研究でL2レベル地震では曲線部はもとより直線部でも転倒滑動の高い可能性が極めて高いこと,強度がL2の半分程度の地震でも曲線部では転倒の可能性が高いことが判明したことは極めて意義が高いと言える.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2020 2018

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Investigation on vehicle lateral instability when crossing a curved highway bridge during an earthquake2020

    • Author(s)
      Dionysius M Siringoringo, Yozo Fujino, Masaaki Yabe
    • Journal Title

      Structure and Infrastructure Engineering

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Lateral Stability of Vehicles Crossing a Bridge during an Earthquake2018

    • Author(s)
      Siringoringo Dionysius M.、Fujino Yozo
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Bridge Engineering

      Volume: 23 Issue: 4 Pages: 1-12

    • DOI

      10.1061/(asce)be.1943-5592.0001211

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-07-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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