Seismic Performance Assessment of Hollow Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns using an Extended Damage Index

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-177
Author(s):  
Tae-Hoon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Damage Index ◽  
Bridge Columns ◽  
Concrete Bridge ◽  
Seismic Performance Assessment ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Bridge

Performance assessment of reinforced concrete bridge columns using a damage index

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 843-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae-Hoon Kim ◽  
Young-Jin Kim ◽  
Hyeong-Taek Kang ◽  
Hyun Mock Shin
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Damage Index ◽  
Bridge Columns ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
Hysteretic Behavior ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Concrete Bridge ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Bridge ◽  
Damage Indices

A procedure is presented for assessment of the performance of reinforced concrete bridge columns. Fourteen circular reinforced concrete bridge columns were tested under a constant axial load and a cyclically reversed horizontal load. A computer program, named RCAHEST (reinforced concrete analysis in higher evaluation system technology), was used to analyze these reinforced concrete structures. A damage index based on the predicted hysteretic behavior of a reinforced concrete bridge column was used. Damage indices aim to provide a means of quantifying numerically the performance level of reinforced concrete bridge columns under earthquake loading. The proposed numerical method for the performance assessment of reinforced concrete bridge columns was verified by comparison with the experimental results. Key words: assessment procedure, reinforced concrete bridge columns, damage index, hysteretic behavior, performance level.

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