Seismic Response of Curved Steel Box Girder Bridges
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 114, Issue 12
Abstract
The results of a comprehensive study of the seismic response of curved steel box girder bridges are presented. Multiple‐span bridges with up to five spans are analyzed. The bridge is modeled using 3‐D space frame elements and El Centro earthquake accelerogram is used as a dynamic input to calculate the maximum responses at the bridge deck and columns. Different elements of the bridge model and the seismic loading are examined, and a comparison between the response history and the response spectrum methods for analyzing curved bridges, using El Centro earthquake accelerogram, shows that the latter technique fails when vibration modes with relatively high frequencies are considered. The simultaneous application of the earthquake loadings in the three global directions is also discussed. Parametric studies are performed and the effect of the span length, radius of curvature, bridge weight, and column geometry are presented.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 114 • Issue 12 • December 1988
Pages: 2790 - 2800
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Published online: Dec 1, 1988
Published in print: Dec 1988
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