Abstract

The behavior of the arch bridge structure has its own peculiarities in distributing loading. The curved shape of the structure allows the structure's own weight to be transferred to the foundation as the normal compressive force without bending. the load is transferred through the semicircular structure to the abutments on either side. The curved (semicircular) design will naturally shift the load received by the floor of the bridge vehicle towards the abutment which keeps both sides of the bridge from moving sideways. Earthquake is a dominant horizontal cyclic loading of a structure. The performance of bridge structures due to the effects of earthquake loading is an important aspect that needs to be taken into account in designing and evaluating the bridge structure. The method used in this study is time history analysis. This article aims to evaluate the performance of arch bridge structures due to earthquake loads by using time-history analysis method. The results of the structure performance show that. The performance of the bridge due to the loading of the Loma prieta earthquake is generated from the period scale that has been analyzed with the 10 second period of the first earthquake for each result. Based on the results of Midas analysis, the strongest location where the damage occurs is in the middle of the bridge road. At the coordinates of 19 the largest displacement is at joint 268 of 1.177169 mm and for U2 of 0.0194 mm and U3 of 31.763771 mm.

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