Passive seismic unseating prevention strategies implemented in highway bridges: A state-of-the-art review

N Xiang, Y Goto, M Obata, MS Alam - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent major earthquakes worldwide demonstrated extensive bridge collapses caused by
span unseating, which highlights the necessity of implementing effective unseating …

The effect of bridge girder-bearing separation on shear key pounding under vertical earthquake action–A state-of-the-art review

C Shutong, MM Kassem, AM Jalilluddin, FM Nazri… - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The role of the shear key as a pivotal element in bridge systems, particularly concerning the
seismic performance of bridge structures, is underscored in this review. The study highlights …

Risk-based design and optimization of shape memory alloy restrained sliding bearings for highway bridges under near-fault ground motions

Y Pang, W He, J Zhong - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)-restrained bearing consists of a typical sliding
bearing and SMA wires. The SMA wires are adopted to limit the excessive displacement …

Resilience-based performance and design of SMA/sliding bearing isolation system for highway bridges

Y Pang, Y Sun, J Zhong - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Restrainer-type sliding bearing (RTSB) is a practical seismic isolation system for reducing
the excessive displacement of flat sliding bearings under strong earthquakes to ensure the …

Seismic performance of highway bridges with different transverse unseating-prevention devices

N Xiang, J Li - Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
Typical small-to-medium–span highway bridges in China are often installed with economical
laminated-rubber bearings that allow for thermal movement of girders and concrete shear …

Numerical study on the response of steel-laminated elastomeric bearings subjected to variable axial loads and development of local tensile stresses

KN Kalfas, SA Mitoulis, K Katakalos - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
Steel-laminated elastomeric bearings are isolation devices which are used extensively in
buildings, bridges, nuclear power plants and other structures. Accurate modelling of the …

Experimental investigation and numerical analysis of a hybrid bridge isolation system utilizing bonded and unbonded laminated rubber bearings

N Xiang, J Huang, H Xu, J Wang, X Wu, J Zhong - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
To enhance the seismic resilience of bridges equipped with nonseismic laminated rubber
bearings, a novel seismic isolation system is proposed, leveraging hybrid bonded and …

Risk-based optimal design of seismic protective devices for a multicomponent bridge system using parameterized annual repair cost ratio

C Ning, Y Xie - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Base isolators and fluid viscous dampers are viable protective devices that have been
commonly considered in the seismic protection of civil engineering structures. However, the …

Seismic vulnerability assessment of laminated rubber bearing supported highway bridges with various bearing bonding alternatives

N Xiang, H Xu, J Wang, X Wu, X Chen - Engineering Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
Economical laminated rubber bearings (LRBs) have been a widely-accepted choice for
supporting and transferring the loads of the superstructure in highway bridges, particularly …

Development of an energy dissipation restrainer for bridges using a steel shear panel

K Deng, P Pan, Y Su, T Ran, Y Xue - Journal of Constructional Steel …, 2014 - Elsevier
Restrainers, along with isolation bearings, are often installed in bridges to avoid upper
girders falling off their piers during large earthquakes. In this study, a novel energy …