Bridge Disaster Prevention and Disposal Methods in Mining Area

Surface subsidence caused by mining operation can amount to several meters, which is far above the standard value in design code. Once mining collapse occurs, bridges’ large deformation can result in bridge disasters. In order to prevent bridge disasters in mining area, bridge disaster characteristics in different districts in working face of mining are analyzed on the base of large deformation regularity of ground. A method of avoiding location of piers at inferior fovea and superior fovea in the migrated basins is presented to reduce the deformation of bridges on condition that subsidence area can’t be bypassed. And smooth joints between road and bridge are also advised to be designed to reduce staggering of joint and cracking. Moreover, applicability of several prevention methods for bridge disasters is demonstrated based on different bridge design and foundation treatments in mining area. The results show that geological disasters of bridges can be prevented by choosing reasonable foundation and structure type, which provides reliable basis for bridge construction in mining area.