Seismic-induced bridge poundings have been observed in almost all of the previous major
earthquakes. Poundings can occur along both the longitudinal and transversal directions of …

Typical small-to-medium-span highway bridges in China are usually equipped with
reinforced concrete shear keys in the transverse direction to provide lateral support for the …

This study focuses on identifying trends in seismic behavior of reinforced concrete bridges
with seat-type abutments under earthquake loading, especially with respect to abutment …

This paper examines the role of shear keys at bridge abutments in the seismic behavior of
“ordinary” bridges. The seismic responses of bridges subjected to spatially uniform and …

Past earthquakes have demonstrated that fault-crossing bridges were susceptible to
damage or even collapse. This study focused on investigating the effects of fault rupture on …

Typical small-to-medium–span highway bridges in China are often installed with economical
laminated-rubber bearings that allow for thermal movement of girders and concrete shear …

A novel energy dissipation shear key (BSP shear key) is proposed using multiple butterfly-
shaped steel plates arranged in parallel for small-to-medium-span highway bridges. Two …

The shear key with horizontal failure mode manifests secondary stiffness-strengthening
capacity comparing to the diagonal and slide shear modes. It is more suitable for protecting …

Typical small to medium-span highway bridges in China are commonly equipped with
laminated rubber bearings to accommodate superstructure movements from service-level …

Performance evaluation of sacrificial exterior shear keys in bridge abutments under
simulated seismic loading was conducted in terms of damage levels that were observed …