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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Zatar, W. | Mutsuyoshi, H.
Affiliations: College of Information Technology & Engineering, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, USA | Department of Civil Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-Okubo, Saitama, Japan
Note: [] Corresponding author. Email: zatar@marshall.edu
Abstract: Two techniques to upgrade the ductility and the shear capacity of reinforced concrete beams of existing highway bridge bents were examined. An experimental programme that consisted of three scaled models was conducted. The specimens were tested using statically reversed cyclic loading. The first specimen was a control specimen. The beams of the other two specimens were upgraded. External steel plates were bonded to the beam in the first upgrading technique and external steel rods were employed in the second upgrading technique. The characteristic behaviour of each specimen was experimentally clarified in terms of hysteretic behaviour, displacement response ratio, maximum displacement, damage propagation, energy dissipation, equivalent damping factor, and final failure mode. The study revealed that the two upgrading techniques could result in enhancement of the overall behaviour of the bridge bents. Upgrading the beams utilising external steel rods, however, was shown to be more effective in resisting future earthquakes. Analytical modelling of the highway frames utilising FEM was performed. The numerical simulation resulted in a satisfactory accuracy of the predicted behaviour. A calibrated baseline FE model was derived and could be employed to quantitatively identify the strengthening effect on resulting behaviour of the bridge bents. The study provides an addition to the experimental data for ductility and shear capacity enhancement of bridge bents, and may assist selecting the most appropriate upgrading technique.
Keywords: concrete bridge bents, seismic resistant, ductility, energy dissipation, shear capacity upgrading
DOI: 10.1080/15732480903142534
Journal: Bridge Structures, vol. 5, no. 2, 3, pp. 135-147, 2009
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