Passive seismic unseating prevention strategies implemented in highway bridges: A state-of-the-art review
Recent major earthquakes worldwide demonstrated extensive bridge collapses caused by
span unseating, which highlights the necessity of implementing effective unseating …
span unseating, which highlights the necessity of implementing effective unseating …
Lateral hysteretic behavior of a novel metal rubber bridge bearing
X Xia, S Wu, S Sun, Q Du, F Long - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel metal rubber bearing is proposed as an alternative to the conventional
rubber bearings for small-and medium-span highway bridges to solve the aging-related …
rubber bearings for small-and medium-span highway bridges to solve the aging-related …
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 …
is a desirable assistance to retrofits of existing bridges and designs of new bridges …
Seismic behavior of slender reinforced concrete walls
MA Hube, A Marihuén, JC de la Llera… - Engineering Structures, 2014 - Elsevier
Residential reinforced concrete buildings performed well during the 2010 M w 8.8 Maule,
Chile earthquake. However, brittle damage was observed in reinforced concrete structural …
Chile earthquake. However, brittle damage was observed in reinforced concrete structural …
Probabilistic seismic assessment of RC box-girder highway bridges with unequal-height piers subjected to earthquake-induced pounding
This paper uses the probabilistic seismic assessment to study the effects of pounding and
irregularity on the seismic behavior of typical concrete box-girder bridges with four levels of …
irregularity on the seismic behavior of typical concrete box-girder bridges with four levels of …
Long-stroke shape memory alloy restrainers for seismic protection of bridges
S Cao, OE Ozbulut - Smart Materials and Structures, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
To prevent unseating failures and pounding problems in simply supported bridges, steel
restrainers that can limit relative displacements of adjacent spans have commonly been …
restrainers that can limit relative displacements of adjacent spans have commonly been …
Probabilistic seismic assessment of multispan RC highway bridges considering soil-structure interaction and chloride-induced corrosion
Deterioration mechanisms, such as chloride-induced corrosion, affect bridges in aggressive
environments, making them more vulnerable to extreme events like earthquakes. Although …
environments, making them more vulnerable to extreme events like earthquakes. Although …
Seismic performance of composite rubber bearings for highway bridges: Bearing test and numerical parametric study
H Zhong, W Yuan, X Dang, X Deng - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
For unbonded laminated natural rubber bearings (ULNBs) which are popular in highway
bridges with medium-to-small spans especially in China, the linear and single deformation …
bridges with medium-to-small spans especially in China, the linear and single deformation …
Quasi-static experimental study on seismic performance of exterior shear key with different failure modes
The shear key with horizontal failure mode manifests secondary stiffness-strengthening
capacity comparing to the diagonal and slide shear modes. It is more suitable for protecting …
capacity comparing to the diagonal and slide shear modes. It is more suitable for protecting …
Yielding steel dampers as restraining devices to control seismic sliding of laminated rubber bearings for highway bridges: analytical and experimental study
The performance of concrete shear keys as restraining devices for laminated rubber bearing–
supported highway bridges was examined in past earthquakes such as the 1999 Chi-Chi …
supported highway bridges was examined in past earthquakes such as the 1999 Chi-Chi …