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Cyclic tests on large‐scale models of existing bridge piers with rectangular hollow cross‐section
Author(s) -
Pinto A. V.,
Molina J.,
Tsionis G.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
earthquake engineering and structural dynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.218
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9845
pISSN - 0098-8847
DOI - 10.1002/eqe.311
Subject(s) - structural engineering , bridge (graph theory) , pier , engineering , scale model , section (typography) , cross section (physics) , deformation (meteorology) , scale (ratio) , geotechnical engineering , civil engineering , geology , computer science , geography , medicine , oceanography , physics , cartography , quantum mechanics , aerospace engineering , operating system
Cyclic tests on two large‐scale models of existing bridge piers with rectangular hollow cross‐section were performed in the ELSA laboratory. The prototype structure is an existing reinforced concrete highway bridge constructed in Austria in 1975. The piers presented several seismic deficiencies and consequently they showed poor hysteretic behaviour and limited deformation capacity as well as undesirable failure modes that do not comply with the requirements of modern codes for seismic‐resistant structures. Experimental data are compared to numerical and empirical predictions. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.