Seismic-resistant precast concrete structures: State of the art

YC Kurama, S Sritharan, RB Fleischman… - Journal of Structural …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
Precast concrete facilitates a construction method using durable and rapidly erectable
prefabricated members to create cost-effective and high-quality structures. In this method …

State-of-the-art of posttensioned rocking bridge substructure systems

S Piras, A Palermo, M Saiid Saiidi - Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Posttensioned bridge rocking systems have emerged as an alternative to traditional ductility
design where substructure elements, such as columns and piles, are designed to dissipate …

Self-centering seismic-resistant structures: Historical overview and state-of-the-art

C Zhong, C Christopoulos - Earthquake Spectra, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This state-of-the-art review provides an overview of the evolution of self-centering structures
from early historical structures that inherently exhibited a recentering response to modern …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic performance of Fe-SMA prestressed segmental bridge columns with 3D printed permanent concrete formwork

S Raza, Z Triantafyllidis, A Anton, B Dillenburger… - Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The integration of digital fabrication technology with prestressed segmental column
construction offers significant potential for accelerated bridge construction with material …

Rocking bridge piers equipped with shape memory alloy (SMA) washer springs

C Fang, D Liang, Y Zheng, MCH Yam, R Sun - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The emergence of rocking bridge piers provides the community of civil engineers with a
broader vision of next-generation seismic-resilient bridge design. This study introduces a …

Shaking table tests of seismic-resilient post-tensioned reinforced concrete bridge piers with enhanced bases

Y Shen, F Freddi, Y Li, J Li - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Post-tensioning reinforced concrete (PRC) bridge piers represent a promising solution due
to their reduced damage and self-centering behavior after severe seismic events. However …

Seismic performance of self-centering precast segmental bridge columns under different lateral loading directions

J Jia, K Zhang, S Wu, Y Guo, X Du, X Wang - Engineering structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Self-centering precast segmental bridge columns (SC-PSBCs) have been intensively
investigated in the past decade as one of prefabricated bridge components to expedite …

Cyclic loading test of unbonded and bonded posttensioned precast segmental bridge columns with circular section

ZY Bu, YC Ou, JW Song, NS Zhang… - Journal of Bridge …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
Abstract Four 1/4-scale precast segmental bridge columns (PSBC) with different
reinforcement types and arrangements and one monolithic reference column (MRC) were …

Low-damage precast columns for accelerated bridge construction in high seismic zones

M Tazarv, M Saiid Saiidi - Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
Accelerated bridge construction (ABC) is a feature incorporating new technologies,
advanced planning, and new detailing to expedite bridge construction. Accelerated bridge …

Quasi-static cyclic testing of a large-scale hybrid sliding-rocking segmental column with slip-dominant joints

P Sideris, AJ Aref, A Filiatrault - Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2014 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents the findings of an experimental study that investigated the response
properties of segmental cantilever columns incorporating internal unbonded posttensioning …