Cloud-IDA-MSA conversion of fragility curves for efficient and high-fidelity resilience assessment

Y Pang, X Wang - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
In performance-based earthquake engineering framework, seismic fragility functions play a
fundamental role for quantifying the seismic resilience. There are three main approaches for …

Risk and resilience assessment of bridges under mainshock and aftershocks incorporating uncertainties

Y Dong, DM Frangopol - Engineering Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
The non-functionality of bridges after the occurrence of a sudden hazard can significantly
impact highway transportation systems and affect the recovery process. Seismic risk …

Nonlinear numerical analysis and progressive damage assessment of a cable-stayed bridge pier subjected to ship collision

G Gholipour, C Zhang, AA Mousavi - Marine Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite many studies on barge collisions with girder bridges in the literature, this paper
investigates the progressive damage behaviors and nonlinear failure modes of a cable …

Time‐variant sustainability assessment of seismically vulnerable bridges subjected to multiple hazards

Y Dong, DM Frangopol… - Earthquake Engineering & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In the design and assessment of structures, the aspects regarding the future performance
are gaining increased attention. A wide range of performance measures is covered by …

Optimal intensity measures for probabilistic seismic demand modeling of extended pile-shaft-supported bridges in liquefied and laterally spreading ground

X Wang, A Shafieezadeh, A Ye - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2018 - Springer
Seismic intensity measures (IMs) perform a pivotal role in probabilistic seismic demand
modeling. Many studies investigated appropriate IMs for structures without considering soil …

Fragility-based sensitivity analysis on the seismic performance of pile-group-supported bridges in liquefiable ground undergoing scour potentials

X Wang, A Ye, B Ji - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Characterizing the effect of varying model parameters on the seismic performance of bridges
is a desirable assistance to retrofits of existing bridges and designs of new bridges …

Shake‐table investigation of scoured RC pile‐group‐supported bridges in liquefiable and nonliquefiable soils

X Wang, A Ye, Y Shang, L Zhou - Earthquake Engineering & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents results of one‐g shake‐table tests on scoured pile‐group‐supported
bridge models in saturated (liquefiable) and dry (nonliquefiable) sands. The primary …

Seismic behavior of reinforced concrete bridges with skew-angled seat-type abutments

P Kaviani, F Zareian, E Taciroglu - Engineering Structures, 2012 - Elsevier
This study focuses on identifying trends in seismic behavior of reinforced concrete bridges
with seat-type abutments under earthquake loading, especially with respect to abutment …

Influence of ground motion duration and isolation bearings on the seismic response of base-isolated bridges

AL Hassan, AHMM Billah - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effect of ground motion duration on the seismic response of base-
isolated bridges. Three different isolation bearings are considered in this study, such as lead …

Effect of abutment modeling on the seismic response of bridge structures

A Aviram, KR Mackie, B Stojadinovic - Earthquake engineering and …, 2008 - Springer
Abutment behavior significantly influences the seismic response of certain bridge structures.
Specifically in the case of short bridges with relatively stiff superstructures typical of highway …