Experimental Study on the Seismic Performance of Continuous Bridge Model with Seismic Load Transmitting Devices

지진력 분산장치를 설치한 다경간 연속교의 내진성능향상에 관한 실험연구

A multi-span bridge model that is fixed in longitudinal direction at a single pier can be very vulnerable to the earthquake ground motion in longitudinal direction. If the seismic load exceeds the capacity of the pier, it can be severely damaged. However, such incident can be prevented if piers of movable support share the seismic load as setting up seismic load transmitting device. This study is performed to investigate seismic performance of continuous bridge model with seismic load transmitting devices which is proposed newly. It is found that continuous bridge model system with device is more effective about displacement control and seismic performance.