The effect of pier and deck connection on the seismic response of U-turn curved bridge

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Abstract

The maximum seismic response of irregular U-turn curved bridge is significantly related to the pier and deck connection. An irregular U-turn curved bridge with radius of 45m, 8.5m total width and 154m total length was analyzed in this paper. This highly horizontally curved bridge was evaluated by performing nonlinear time history analysis on the representative bridge model with 3 types of connection between pier and deck: (i) rigid connection, (ii) hinge connection, and (iii) lead rubber bearing connection. Nonlinear hinge was modelled at the base and the top of the pier by using fiber hinge. Moreover, the effect of the number of connection between pier and deck was evaluated. The results indicate that bridges with one connection give better performance level than those with two connections; however, bridges with only one connection is more critical to the torsion issue.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012025
JournalIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Volume473
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Feb 2019
Event2018 5th International Conference on Advanced Materials, Mechanics and Structural Engineering, AMMSE 2018 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 19 Oct 201821 Oct 2018

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