Numerical Simulation Analysis of Influence of Wind and Temperature on Deformation of Constructed Zhaidi River High Bridge Pier

Abstract

Bridges are key projects of high-grade Expressways in mountainous areas. The verticality of bridge piers with a height of more than 100 m is crucial to ensure the safety and stability of bridge projects. When a pier construction is completed but the upper beam structure has not yet been connected (socalled after construction or constructed), the verticality of the pier is most likely to vary due to some factors. Based on the Zhaidi River Bridge project of Yunnan Zhenhe Expressway, considering the natural environment of the bridge site, three wind force intensity levels (Beaufort Scale 8, 10, and 12) and two climate conditions (high temperature and high radiation in summer, and low temperature and low radiation in winter) were identified; and the wind-induced deformation, temperature-induced deformation, and wind-temperature coupled deformation of the constructed main pier of the Zhaidi River Bridge with a height of 112.60 m were simulated with ANSYS Workbench numerical simulation platform. The simulation results show that: the influence of wind on pier deformation is much greater than that of ambient temperature variation; the influence of solar radiation on temperature-induced deformation of the bridge pier is much greater than that of air temperature variation; the temperature-induced deformation of the pier body under low temperature and low radiation condition in winter is greater than that under high temperature and high radiation condition in summer; the directional effect of the superposition of wind-induced deformation and temperature-induced deformation is more significant under low temperature and low radiation condition in winter.OPEN ACCESS Received: 11/04/2025 Accepted: 16/10/2025 Published: 23/01/2026

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