Design of a Super Multispan Continuous Girder Bridge Using Enhanced Seismic Response Modification Technologies

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Igarashi ◽  
Hiroyuki Ouchi ◽  
Tetsuo Matsuda ◽  
Hiroshige Uno ◽  
Hiroshi Matsuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Continuous Girder Bridge ◽  
Girder Bridge

Analysis for Seismic Responses of Continuous Girder Bridge under Strong Near-Fault Earthquake Level

2013 ◽  
Vol 353-356 ◽  
pp. 1901-1906
Author(s):  
Xin Le Li ◽  
Hui Juan Dou ◽  
Dan Shen
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Time History ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Near Fault ◽  
Seismic Design Code ◽  
Continuous Girder Bridge ◽  
Girder Bridge ◽  
Dynamic Time ◽  
The Finite Element Model ◽  
Force Characteristics

In order to explore the safety performance of continuous structure bridge near fault zone, a typical three spans continuous girder bridge of highway was selected to study the structural seismic response. The finite element model of whole bridge considered the force characteristics of bearing and pile-soil interaction was constructed. Typical near-fault records were selected from the important earthquake events. Several artificial waves characterized with the soil type in bridge site were simulated and used for dynamic analysis. The seismic performance of continuous bridge was studied by nonlinear dynamic time-history method. Research results indicate that, especially large amplitude pulse effect of near-fault records for strong near-fault earthquake, will significantly enhance the seismic response of continuous girder bridge under the second seismic level (EL2) leads to structure to collapse. The fact that the near-fault effect is not considered in China existing highway bridge seismic design code will increase the destructive risk of structure.

Seismic response of a Reduced-scale continuous girder bridge with rocking Columns: Experiment and analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 248 ◽  
pp. 113265
Author(s):  
Zhenlei Jia ◽  
Jianian Wen ◽  
Qiang Han ◽  
Xiuli Du ◽  
Jian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Continuous Girder Bridge ◽  
Girder Bridge ◽  
Reduced Scale

Influence of Soil-Pile Interaction on Seismic Mitigation Effectiveness with FPB for Curved Girder Bridge

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 971-974
Author(s):  
Xing Jun Qi ◽  
Shu Gang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Internal Force ◽  
Calculation Model ◽  
Continuous Girder Bridge ◽  
Pile Interaction ◽  
Plane Shape ◽  
Girder Bridge ◽  
Friction Pendulum ◽  
Main Girder

The seismic response of curved girder bridge is more complex because of its irregular plane shape. Friction pendulum bearing (FPB) has a positive effect on structural seismic response. The seismic response mitigation effectiveness of FPB to curved girder bridge with soil-pile interaction considered is needed to research. The three-dimensional calculation model of a curved continuous girder bridge is established, and FPB are added at the positions of sliding bearings with soil-pile interaction. The influence of soil-pile interaction on seismic response mitigation effectiveness of FPB is computed and analyzed under three-dimensional ground motion action. The results show that the seismic response mitigation effectiveness of FPB is quite obvious with or without soil-pile interaction considered. Furthermore, seismic response mitigation effectiveness of FPB increases for the internal force of piers after soil-pile interaction considered. FPB has great and positive mitigation effectiveness on the seismic longitudinal displacement of the main girder of curved girder bridge, but with soil-pile interaction considered the mitigation effectiveness decreases a bit.

Seismic Mitigation Analysis of Viscous Dampers for Curved Continuous Girder Bridge

2011 ◽  
Vol 90-93 ◽  
pp. 1230-1233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Liu ◽  
Xing Jun Qi ◽  
Yi Jian Wang ◽  
Shu Gang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Coupling Effect ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Internal Force ◽  
Viscous Dampers ◽  
Absorption Effect ◽  
Curved Bridge ◽  
Continuous Girder Bridge ◽  
Girder Bridge ◽  
Seismic Mitigation

The seismic response of curved girder bridge is more complex because of its irregular plane shape, therefore, the systematic study of an effective seismic mitigation method is required. In this article, the three-dimensional computational model of a double-pier curved continuous girder bridge is established and viscous dampers are added at the positions of sliding bearings. The full-bridge seismic response absorption effect is analyzed with the viscous dampers damping method under three ground motions of different frequency spectrum characteristic, and each ground motion contains three-direction. The results show that viscous dampers can reduce the difference of internal force between inner pier and outer pier in double-pier curved bridge, and it can also effectively reduce the bending and twisting coupling effect of curved bridge. But viscous dampers are sensitive to seismic spectrum to some degree, therefore seismic response absorption effect and sensitivity should be considered comprehensively when viscous dampers are selected.

scholarly journals Near-Fault Seismic Response Analysis of Bridges Considering Girder Impact and Pier Size

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 704
Author(s):  
Wenjun An ◽  
Guquan Song ◽  
Shutong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Expansion Method ◽  
Response Analysis ◽  
Seismic Action ◽  
Transient Wave ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Displacement Response ◽  
Near Fault ◽  
Continuous Girder Bridge

Given the influence of near-fault vertical seismic action, we established a girder-spring-damping-rod model of a double-span continuous girder bridge and used the transient wave function expansion method and indirect modal function method to calculate the seismic response of the bridge. We deduced the theoretical solution for the vertical and longitudinal contact force and displacement response of the bridge structure under the action of the near-fault vertical seismic excitation, and we analyzed the influence of the vertical separation of the bridge on the bending failure of the pier. Our results show that under the action of a near-fault vertical earthquake, pier-girder separation will significantly alter the bridge’s longitudinal displacement response, and that neglecting this separation may lead to the underestimation of the pier’s bending damage. Calculations of the bending moment at the bottom of the pier under different pier heights and cross-sectional diameters showed that the separation of the pier and the girder increases the bending moment at the pier’s base. Therefore, the reasonable design of the pier size and tensile support bearing in near-fault areas may help to reduce longitudinal damage to bridges.

Measure point arrangement strategy for in-service continuous girder bridge SHM with consideration of structural robustness (Special Issue of ICAST 2019)

2021 ◽  
pp. 1045389X2098388
Author(s):  
Qiwen Jin ◽  
Zheng Liu
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Application ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Joint Effect ◽  
Continuous Beam ◽  
Operational Environment ◽  
Structural Robustness ◽  
Structural Style ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Continuous Girder Bridge ◽  
Girder Bridge

In-service bridges, under long-term service operational environment, are usually accompanied by different damage types. Traditional method for the measure point arrangement of in-service bridge SHM is usually based on engineering experience. A large number of SHM sensors are usually arranged on the structure, followed by a high engineering cost and a heavy maintenance task. These sensors will also produce large amounts of data, creating a challenge for operators requiring to deal with data processing in an effective manner. This study serves as a part of the series of studies on the measure point arrangement strategy of in-service bridge SHM. In this study, the SHM sensor measure point arrangement of in-service continuous girder bridge (a common structural style of high way bridge in China) is proposed. Two-span continuous beam, three-span continuous beam, and four-span continuous beam are taken as examples. Detailed comparison and verification are also performed with consideration of numerical simulation and previous studies. Different traffic speeds and different bridge spans are considered. The effect of different damage locations and different damage degrees are analyzed in detail. This study shows that a general similar trend can be observed for the structural robustness of in-service continuous girder bridge. The elements with smaller structural robustness of this kind of bridge are basically located around the middle cross section of side spans (first span and last span), followed by the middle span. Moreover, the numerical value of structural robustness of different elements in a continuous girder bridge is significantly different from each other, due to the complexity of the joint effect of different traffic speeds and damage locations. Therefore, the measure point should be generally arranged at the side span firstly, followed by the middle span. With consideration of the specific traffic speed and damage location in engineering application, a detailed analysis is also proposed for the further optimization of SHM sensor measure point arrangement. Once the elements are arranged in order of the numerical value of structural robustness, the SHM sensor measure point arrangement of this kind of bridge can be more targeted, and the number of sensors can also be greatly reduced.

Dynamic Performance Analysis on High-Speed Railway Continuous Girder Bridge

2011 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 186-190
Author(s):  
Shou Tan Song ◽  
Ji Wen Zhang ◽  
Xin Yuan
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Moving Load ◽  
Damping Ratio ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Wheel Load ◽  
Dynamic Coefficients ◽  
Bridge Structures ◽  
Continuous Girder Bridge ◽  
Girder Bridge ◽  
Dynamic Performance Analysis

The dynamic performance of continuous girder under the train in a series of speed is studied through examples, and the main conclusions are given in the following. The resonance mechanism of continuous girder is similar to simply supported beam. The vehicle wheel load forms regular moving load series, which induces periodical action and resonance of the bridge. The damping ratio of bridge itself has less effect on the amplitude at the loading stage, but significant effects appear when the load departs from the bridge. The count of continuous spans also has less impact on the dynamic coefficients, so three continuous spans can be adopted for calculation and analysis. Span and fundamental frequency have significant influence on dynamic coefficients of bridge structures. To extend the span of the bridge structure can reduce the dynamic coefficient while keeping its frequency invariant. The fundamental frequencies of different bridges are corresponding to certain resonant speeds, which calls for the attention in the design.

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