Seismic Response of Multiple Span Steel Bridges in Central and Southeastern United States. I: As Built
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The seismic response of typical multispan simply supported (MSSS) and multispan continuous steel girder bridges in the central and southeastern United States is evaluated. Nonlinear time history analyses are conducted using synthetic ground motion for three cities for 475 and 2,475-year return period earthquakes (10 and 2% probability of exceedance in 50 years). The results indicate that the seismic response for the 475-year return period earthquake would lead to an essentially linear response in typical bridges. However, the seismic response for a 2,475-year return period earthquake resulted in significant demands on nonductile columns, fixed and expansion bearings, and abutments. In particular, pounding between decks in the MSSS bridge would result in significant damage to steel bearings and would lead to the toppling of rocker bearings, which may result in unseating of the bridge deck.
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Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 9 • Issue 5 • September 2004
Pages: 464 - 472
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Received: Jun 17, 2002
Accepted: Dec 17, 2002
Published online: Aug 16, 2004
Published in print: Sep 2004
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