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Seismic vulnerability of simply-supported bridges considering link-slabs in the continuous deck and pounding
Earthquake-induced poundings have been identified as a critical factor influencing bridge seismic behavior. However, most previous studies on this topic did not consider link-slabs in the continuous deck, which would influence the pounding occurrence and thus the subsequent seismic response. This paper uses a probabilistic method to evaluate the seismic vulnerability of a simply-supported bridge considering pounding and link-slabs. The damage states of girder ends due to poundings are proposed according to the cumulative damage. To analyze the seismic vulnerability of the whole bridge, both the joint probabilistic seismic demand model considering multiple engineering demand parameters and the joint damage state model considering the capability of each bridge component are established. Based on these models, the fragility curve of the whole bridge is obtained using the Monte Carlo method. The effects of gap sizes between pounding components and pier heights on the bridge seismic vulnerability are also investigated. The result reveals that the fragility of the whole bridge system is higher than that of any individual component. Ignoring the contribution of damage to each component to the whole system will lead to an overestimation of the seismic resistance of the overall bridge, which is detrimental to structural safety.
Seismic vulnerability of simply-supported bridges considering link-slabs in the continuous deck and pounding
Earthquake-induced poundings have been identified as a critical factor influencing bridge seismic behavior. However, most previous studies on this topic did not consider link-slabs in the continuous deck, which would influence the pounding occurrence and thus the subsequent seismic response. This paper uses a probabilistic method to evaluate the seismic vulnerability of a simply-supported bridge considering pounding and link-slabs. The damage states of girder ends due to poundings are proposed according to the cumulative damage. To analyze the seismic vulnerability of the whole bridge, both the joint probabilistic seismic demand model considering multiple engineering demand parameters and the joint damage state model considering the capability of each bridge component are established. Based on these models, the fragility curve of the whole bridge is obtained using the Monte Carlo method. The effects of gap sizes between pounding components and pier heights on the bridge seismic vulnerability are also investigated. The result reveals that the fragility of the whole bridge system is higher than that of any individual component. Ignoring the contribution of damage to each component to the whole system will lead to an overestimation of the seismic resistance of the overall bridge, which is detrimental to structural safety.
Seismic vulnerability of simply-supported bridges considering link-slabs in the continuous deck and pounding
Meng, Dongliang (author) / Liu, Qi (author) / Yang, Menggang (author) / Yang, Ziqi (author)
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering ; 19 ; 1459-1477
2023-10-03
19 pages
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