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Apr 26, 2012
Long-Term Seismic Performance of RC Bridge Piers in an Aggressive Marine Environment
Publication: Structures Congress 2011
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For structures located in a moderately or highly aggressive environment, multiple environmental and mechanical stressors lead to deterioration of structural performance and, therefore, create maintenance issues. Such deterioration will reduce the service life of structures. The main purpose of this paper is to discuss a methodology previously proposed by the writers for the evaluation of long-term seismic reliability of reinforced concrete (RC) bridge piers in a marine environment and present new results. This methodology consists of three steps: (1) investigate the relationship between material deterioration and structural performance on an experimental basis; (2) consider both the seismic hazard and the hazard associated with marine environment; and (3) perform an analysis of the long-term seismic performance of RC bridge piers in an aggressive marine environment.
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Architectural engineering
- Bodies of water (by type)
- Bridge engineering
- Bridges
- Bridges (by material)
- Building management
- Concrete
- Concrete bridges
- Concrete structures
- Earthquake engineering
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Geotechnical engineering
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic structures
- Maintenance and operation
- Materials engineering
- Piers
- Ports and harbors
- Reinforced concrete
- Seas and oceans
- Seismic effects
- Seismic tests
- Structural engineering
- Structures (by type)
- Tests (by type)
- Water and water resources
- Water management
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Structural Design Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tohoku University, Aramaki-Aza-Aoba 6-6-06, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture 980-8579, JAPAN.E-mail: [email protected]
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, ATLSS Engineering Research Center, Lehigh University, 117 ATLSS Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015-4729, USA.E-mail: [email protected]
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