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Post earthquake performance monitoring of a typical highway overpass bridge

  • Iranmanesh, A. (Department of Civil and Materials Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago) ;
  • Bassam, A. (Department of Civil and Materials Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago) ;
  • Ansari, F. (Department of Civil and Materials Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago)
  • Received : 2008.08.19
  • Accepted : 2008.10.10
  • Published : 2009.07.25
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Abstract

Bridges form crucial links in the transportation network especially in high seismic risk regions. This research aims to provide a quantitative methodology for post-earthquake performance evaluation of the bridges. The experimental portion of the research involved shake table tests of a 4-span bridge which was subjected to progressively increasing amplitudes of seismic motions recorded from the Northridge earthquake. As part of this project, a high resolution long gauge fiber optic displacement sensor was developed for post-seismic evaluation of damage in the columns of the bridge. The nonlinear finite element model was developed using Opensees program to simulate the response of the bridge and the abutments to the seismic loads. The model was modified to predict the bent displacements of the bridge commensurate with the measured bent displacements obtained from experimental analysis results. Following seismic events, the tangential stiffness matrix of the whole structure is reduced due to reduction in structural strength. The nonlinear static push over analysis using current damaged stiffness matrix provides the longitudinal and transverse ultimate capacities of the bridge. Capacity loss in the transverse and longitudinal directions following the seismic events was correlated to the maximum displacements of the deck recorded during the events.

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Supported by : National Science Foundation

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