Abstract
The recent increase in earthquake activities has highlighted the importance of predicting the seismic response of structures. Damage to civil infrastructure, particularly bridges, can cause considerable human and property losses. The seismic performance of a structure should be evaluated based on the characteristics of structures and earthquakes. For this, this study defined the two main factors of ground motion and structural system that affect the seismic response of a structure. Ground motions, which are mainly dependent on the distance from the epicenter, were defined as near-fault and far-fault ground motions. Near-fault ground motion includes the characteristics of forward directivity and fling step. In addition to ground motion, the aspect ratio of the pier, as a representative factor of a structural system, influences the seismic behavior of bridges. Thus, this study assessed the seismic response of bridges with various aspect ratios under the near-fault and far-fault ground motion conditions. Nonlinear static analysis was first performed to evaluate the seismic capacity of the pier. Then modal and dynamic analyses were carried out to examine the effects of the aspect ratio and ground motion on the displacement and force response and the change in the natural frequency of the bridge.
Highlights
In recent years, seismic activities have sharply increased around the world [1]
For bridges composed of various structural components, such as piers, bearings, and girders, this study examined the effects of ground motion and aspect ratio on the seismic performance of a bridge structure
This study proposed the non-dimensional dynamic response ratio (DR), which is defined as the ratio of the maximum dynamic response and the yield displacement of a bridge, to accurately analyze the tendency of the maximum moment occurring in a bridge according to the change in bridge height: DR(%) =
Summary
Seismic activities have sharply increased around the world [1]. The increase in the strength and number of seismic activities requires predicting the seismic performance of structures to ensure their stability during earthquakes [2,3,4]. The seismic response of a structure is affected by the characteristics of ground motion [9,10]. For bridges composed of various structural components, such as piers, bearings, and girders, this study examined the effects of ground motion and aspect ratio on the seismic performance of a bridge structure. Far-fault ground motion, which has long-period characteristics and relatively small response pulses as it travels over long distances, influences structures with a long natural period [20,21]. This study evaluated the effects of near-fault and far-fault ground motions on the seismic performance of bridge structures. Various aspect ratios of piers were considered to investigate the seismic behavior of a structural bridge system under near-fault and far-fault ground motions. The analysis accounted for nonlinear materials and the behavior of the bridge
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