Methodology for the development of bridge‐specific fragility curves

SP Stefanidou, AJ Kappos - Earthquake Engineering & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A new methodology for the development of bridge‐specific fragility curves is proposed with a
view to improving the reliability of loss assessment in road networks and prioritising retrofit of …

Experimental evaluation of rectangular reinforced concrete column behaviour under biaxial cyclic loading

H Rodrigues, A Arêde, H Varum… - … Engineering & Structural …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The cyclic behaviour of reinforced concrete columns has been the subject of many
experimental studies in recent years. However, most of these studies have focused on the …

Experimental study on the seismic performance of existing reinforced concrete bridge piers with hollow rectangular section

P Cassese, P Ricci, GM Verderame - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
Experimental tests on typical existing reinforced concrete bridge piers with hollow
rectangular section were carried out. The specimens were designed and realized (scale 1 …

Investigation on seismic behavior of bridge piers with thin-walled rectangular hollow section using quasi-static cyclic tests

Z Sun, D Wang, T Wang, S Wu, X Guo - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the seismic behavior of thin-walled rectangular hollow
reinforced concrete (RC) bridge piers through quasi-static cyclic tests. For this purpose, two …

Seismic performance of circular hollow RC bridge columns

JH Lee, JH Choi, DK Hwang, IJ Kwahk - KSCE Journal of Civil …, 2015 - Springer
A column test under cyclic lateral loads with a constant axial load was performed to
investigate seismic performance of circular hollow reinforced concrete columns. Twenty-one …

Seismic behaviour and failure-mode-prediction method of a reinforced-concrete rigid-frame bridge with thin-walled tall piers: Investigation by model-updating hybrid …

Y Liu, Z Mei, B Wu, OS Bursi, K Dai, B Li, Y Lu - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Model-updating hybrid tests were conducted to reveal the seismic behaviour of a
typical reinforced-concrete (RC) rigid-frame thin-walled tall pier bridge. The bottom of the left …

Hybrid simulation with online model updating: application to a reinforced concrete bridge endowed with tall piers

Z Mei, B Wu, OS Bursi, G Xu, Z Wang, T Wang… - … Systems and Signal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Hybrid (numerical/physical) simulation (HS) with both numerical (NS) and physical
substructures (PS) is proposed to investigate the seismic behavior of a complex reinforced …

A PZT-based smart aggregate for seismic shear stress monitoring

S Hou, HB Zhang, JP Ou - Smart materials and Structures, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
A lead zirconate titanate (PZT)-based smart aggregate (SA) is proposed for seismic shear
stress monitoring in concrete structures. This SA uses ad 15-mode PZT as the sensing …

Seismic assessment of existing hollow circular reinforced concrete bridge piers

P Cassese, MT De Risi… - Journal of Earthquake …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Experimental works in literature have paid proper attention to the seismic response of hollow
circular piers only quite recently, despite their widespread use in existing bridges. Herein …

Seismic behavior of strengthened RC columns under biaxial loading: An experimental characterization

H Rodrigues, A Arêde, A Furtado, P Rocha - Construction and building …, 2015 - Elsevier
The main purpose of this work it to present an experimental campaign of different
strengthening strategies of RC columns, and evaluating benefits concerning their structural …