[en] The PhD dissertation aims to provide simplified tools based on analytical formulations in order to ease the pre-design of lock gates. The first part of the thesis is devoted to ship collisions. The resistance of the impacted gate is evaluated by combining global and local deforming modes. In the second part of the dissertation, an analytical solution is proposed to estimate the total hydrodynamic pressure acting on a lock gate during a seism, with due consideration for the fluid-structure coupling. Numerical validations are proposed for both ship collisions and earthquakes.
Disciplines :
Civil engineering
Author, co-author :
Buldgen, Loïc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > ANAST (Systèmes de transport et constructions navales)
Language :
English
Title :
Simplified analytical methods for the crashworthiness and the seismic design of lock gates
Alternative titles :
[en] Méthodes analytiques simplifées pour le calcul aux chocs et aux séismes des portes d'écluse
Defense date :
21 January 2015
Number of pages :
320
Institution :
ULiège - Université de Liège
Degree :
Docteur en Sciences Appliquées
Promotor :
Rigo, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Urban and Environmental Engineering
President :
Degée, Hervé ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Département Argenco : Secteur A&U
Jury member :
Jaspart, Jean-Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Urban and Environmental Engineering
