Dynamic P-Δ Effect on Probabilistic Residual Displacement of Bridge Structures
Residual displacement has been identified as one of the most important parameter to assess the reparability and usability of bridge structures after strong earthquake, which is significantly impacted by the P-Δ effect. In this study, the influence of the P-Δ effect on the probabilistic characteristics of residual displacement of bridge structure was quantificationally investigated based on a series of nonlinear time-history analysis. The bridge structure was idealized as the single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) system and the hysteretic behaviour was represented by the improved Bouc-Wen model. The statistic analysis was implemented based on the inelastic dynamic responses of the SDOF system under 69 selected earthquake records. The results show that the P-Δ effect has significant impact on the residual displacement, especially for systems with large stability factor and/or small post-yield stiffness ratio and yield strength.