Journal article
Effects of Spatially Variable Ground Motions on the Seismic Response of a Multi-Span Bridge
11th International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering and the 3rd International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Proceedings, Volume 1, Vol.1, pp.249-256
01 Jan 2004
Abstract
This paper presents a study of the influence of spatially variable ground motions on the longitudinal seismic response of a short 3-span 30-degree skewed RC highway bridge. To this end, both linear and nonlinear finite element models are created for the bridge to perform linear elastic and nonlinear inelastic time history analyses. The analysis results are then compared with those obtained from two scenarios with identical support excitations corresponding to the ground motions with the largest and smallest peak displacements among the spatially variable input motions. The comparative analysis shows that the spatially variable ground motions can have significant influence on the seismic behavior and response of the bridge.
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- Title
- Effects of Spatially Variable Ground Motions on the Seismic Response of a Multi-Span Bridge
- Creators
- L LouA Zerva
- Publication Details
- 11th International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering and the 3rd International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Proceedings, Volume 1, Vol.1, pp.249-256
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]; Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Identifiers
- 991021957136804721