Seismic fragility assessment of highway bridges using D-vine copulas
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DOI: 10.1007/s10518-018-0474-x
Abstract: Seismic vulnerability of highway bridges is crucial to the seismic risk assessment of highway transportation networks. A new framework for developing the fragility function at the system level utilizing the D-vine copula theory is proposed.… read more here.
Keywords: fragility; using vine; methodology; highway bridges ... See more keywords
Seismic behavior of reinforced concrete sacrificial exterior shear keys of highway bridges
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.02.034
Abstract: Abstract Shear keys as sacrificial members are widely used in cap beams and abutments of highway bridges, to limit the transverse displacement of superstructures and control damage to substructures. An experimental program to study the… read more here.
Keywords: highway bridges; shear keys; exterior shear; seismic behavior ... See more keywords
A rapid output-only damage detection method for highway bridges under a moving vehicle using long-gauge strain sensing and the fractal dimension
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DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2020.107711
Abstract: Abstract Considering the fundamentality of highway bridges in infrastructure, it is essential to monitor their health state during their lifetime. To achieve this goal, this paper presents an output-only damage detection method for highway bridges… read more here.
Keywords: damage detection; highway bridges; vehicle; fractal dimension ... See more keywords
On seismic vulnerability of highway bridges in Nepal: 1988 Udaypur earthquake (MW 6.8) revisited
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DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.05.014
Abstract: Abstract Highway bridges are one of the most important components of transportation system thus continuous operability is expected even after strong to major earthquakes. Nepal is situated in one of the most active seismic regions… read more here.
Keywords: highway bridges; bridges nepal; highway; vulnerability highway ... See more keywords
Ground motion selection and modification evaluation for highway bridges subjected to Bi-directional horizontal excitation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2019.105994
Abstract: Abstract Reinforced concrete (RC) highway bridges are primary lifeline infrastructures where accurate seismic structural analysis is essential to ensure the safety of bridges. The nonlinear seismic behavior of bridge structures generally exhibits distinct differences in… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; ground; highway bridges; motion selection ... See more keywords
Seismic performance evaluation of existing light poles on elevated highway bridges
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DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2020.1760894
Abstract: Abstract Damages on light poles and utility poles mounted on elevated highway or railway bridges were observed in the past several large earthquakes. They were mostly due to excessive pole deformation, bending failure caused by… read more here.
Keywords: elevated highway; light poles; light pole; highway bridges ... See more keywords