While we may not often pay attention to ship collisions, such incidents are actually common all over the world. The frequency of ship collisions is far higher than we think, and the impact on people, property damage and environmental damage has been enormous.
Boat collisions often result in staggering loss of people** and property. Some accidents are minor, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in property damage, but others have caused millions, tens of millions, or even billions of dollars in human life and losses. This is without taking into account the incalculable indirect losses, such as the time and economic losses caused by traffic congestion and the huge costs of recovery and reconstruction. Therefore, effective collision avoidance measures are essential to reduce losses.
Collision avoidance facilities for bridges are a key measure to prevent ships or vehicles from colliding with bridges. The main goal of these facilities is to protect the bridge structure from the force of impact from ships or vehicles and to minimize damage.
The floating bridge collision avoidance system is a commonly used collision avoidance device made of fiber-reinforced steel-clad composite materials. It is equipped with energy dissipation ribs, energy dissipation columns, and filled with energy-dissipating closed-cell foam materials, which are mainly used to absorb the impact force of ships when they collide, so as to protect the ship and bridge structure from damage. Fiber-reinforced steel-clad composites have excellent corrosion resistance and long life, and can withstand precipitation and seawater corrosion in various harsh environments, with a service life of up to several decades.
It is worth noting that these anti-collision facilities protect not only the bridge itself, but also the ship or vehicle as much as possible. By reducing the impact force, these facilities minimize damage, keep people safe, and avoid further property damage.
We pass through bridges and waterways every day, and accidents that occur on these traffic arteries can have a huge impact on our lives. Therefore, we need to work together to promote and strengthen the construction of collision avoidance facilities around the world. This will help reduce the frequency of ship collisions, protect people's lives and property, and reduce environmental pollution and the cost of recovery and reconstruction.
Let's work together to build a safer transportation environment!