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Shake-Table Studies of a Four-Span Reinforced Concrete Bridge
Shake-table response of a 33.6-m-long (110-ft-long), four-span, RC bridge model with a continuous posttensioned superstructure supported on three, two-column bents was studied under horizontal bidirectional coherent simulated earthquakes. The pier heights varied, introducing a slight asymmetry about the centerline of the bridge model. The superstructure ends were supported on seat-type abutments that were connected to hydraulic actuators simulating abutment movements. The skew angle was zero. The bridge model was subjected to successive motions simulating a modified version of a record from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. Results showed that damage was concentrated in plastic hinge regions of the columns and that the pier caps and the superstructure remained essentially elastic. The shortest pier failed, but this pier continued to carry vertical loads, and the bridge did not collapse. Despite the lack of skew, the superstructure-abutment interaction led to large in-plane rotations that caused significant residual displacements in the piers.
Shake-Table Studies of a Four-Span Reinforced Concrete Bridge
Shake-table response of a 33.6-m-long (110-ft-long), four-span, RC bridge model with a continuous posttensioned superstructure supported on three, two-column bents was studied under horizontal bidirectional coherent simulated earthquakes. The pier heights varied, introducing a slight asymmetry about the centerline of the bridge model. The superstructure ends were supported on seat-type abutments that were connected to hydraulic actuators simulating abutment movements. The skew angle was zero. The bridge model was subjected to successive motions simulating a modified version of a record from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. Results showed that damage was concentrated in plastic hinge regions of the columns and that the pier caps and the superstructure remained essentially elastic. The shortest pier failed, but this pier continued to carry vertical loads, and the bridge did not collapse. Despite the lack of skew, the superstructure-abutment interaction led to large in-plane rotations that caused significant residual displacements in the piers.
Shake-Table Studies of a Four-Span Reinforced Concrete Bridge
Saiidi, M. Saiid (author) / Vosooghi, Ashkan (author) / Nelson, Robert B. (author)
Journal of Structural Engineering ; 139 ; 1352-1361
2012-12-12
102013-01-01 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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