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A comprehensive simulation of the entire failure process was conducted, considering the coupled effects of hanger damage parameters and structural parameters of the arch-beam system, using a tied-arch bridge as the engineering case. The primary innovation of this study lies in overcoming the limitations of previous research, which has largely been confined to single hanger failure or static parameter analysis, by achieving, for the first time, dynamic tracking and quantitative identification of structural failure paths under the coupled influence of multiple parameters. The results demonstrate that both the severity and spatial distribution pattern of hanger damage significantly influence the structural failure mechanism. When damage is either uniformly distributed across the bridge or relatively concentrated\u2014particularly when long hangers experience severe degradation\u2014the structure becomes susceptible to cascading stress redistribution, substantially increasing the risk of global progressive collapse. This finding provides a theoretical foundation for developing risk-informed maintenance and repair strategies for hangers. It is therefore recommended that practical maintenance efforts prioritize monitoring the condition of long hangers and regions with concentrated damage. Furthermore, variations in arch-beam combined parameters are shown to have a significant effect on the structure\u2019s collapse resistance. For the case bridge studied herein, the original design parameters achieve an optimal balance between anti-collapse performance and economic efficiency, underscoring the importance of rational parameter selection in enhancing system robustness. This work offers both theoretical insights and numerical tools for evaluating and optimizing the collapse-resistant performance of under-deck tied-arch bridges, contributing meaningful engineering value toward improving the safety and durability of similar structures.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym17111823","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,30]],"date-time":"2025-10-30T05:08:47Z","timestamp":1761800927000},"page":"1823","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Numerical Analysis of Failure Mechanism in Through Tied-Arch Bridges: Impact of Hanger Damage and Arch-Beam Combination Parameters"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1422-3101","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bing-Hui","family":"Fan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, No. 2, the North Wulongjiang Rd., Fuzhou 350108, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-7407-8132","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Qi","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Civil Engineering, Central South University, No. 22, the South Shaoshan Rd., Changsha 410075, China"}]},{"given":"Su-Guo","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, No. 2, the North Wulongjiang Rd., Fuzhou 350108, China"}]},{"given":"Qiang","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sinohydro Bureau 16 Co., Ltd., No. 82, the North Hudong Rd., Fuzhou 350003, China"}]},{"given":"Bin-Bin","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sinohydro Bureau 16 Co., Ltd., No. 82, the North Hudong Rd., Fuzhou 350003, China"}]},{"given":"Jin-Qi","family":"Zou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, No. 2, the North Wulongjiang Rd., Fuzhou 350108, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"012064","DOI":"10.1088\/1742-6596\/2148\/1\/012064","article-title":"Calculation and Analysis of Through Concrete Filled Steel Tubular Tied Arch Bridge","volume":"2148","author":"Zhang","year":"2022","journal-title":"J. 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