Bridge Piers with Structural Fuses and Bi-Steel Columns. II: Analytical Investigation
نویسنده
چکیده
This paper presents the results of an analytical investigation conducted to replicate experimentally obtained behavior, and better understand the behavior of the proposed structural fuse concept for bridges that is presented in a companion paper. First, a steel plate shear link (SPSL) proposed as a new type of structural fuse is described. Equations are derived to define its shear-moment interaction equation, to determine some of its critical design parameters, and to quantify the link ductility, lateral stiffness and strength. Strengths and stiffnesses equations are developed using free-body diagrams (FBDs) for the tested systems as a convenient simple design tool. Finite-element models (FEM) are developed by using the finite-element software package ABAQUS/explicit to validate the proposed SPSL concept, and then to replicate the full range of results obtained from the experiments. Comparisons between the analytical and experimental results are conducted to highlight the differences in behavior among all tested specimens. The simple numerical equations correctly represent the expected strengths and stiffnesses of the fuse systems. Further, the results obtained from the ABAQUS model accurately captured the global behavior of the system, and provided valuable insight into individual fuse behavior. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000236. © 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers. CE Database subject headings: Bracing; Plates; Seismic effects; Finite-element method; Bridges; Steel columns. Author keywords: Structural fuses; Buckling restrained braces; Steel plate shear links; Seismic; Bridges; Finite-element analysis.
منابع مشابه
Bridge Piers with Structural Fuses and Bi-Steel Columns. I: Experimental Testing
Structural fuses, easily replaceable sacrificial elements to dissipate seismic energy while preventing damage to the gravity loadresisting structural system, are proposed as part of a multicolumn accelerated bridge construction (ABC) pier concept. Different types of structural fuses are investigated to compare the effect of each on ABC bridge bents. The piers of a three span-continuous bridge p...
متن کاملExperimental and Analytical Investigation of Bridge Piers Having Structural Fuses and Bi-steel Columns
Bridges are built in a variety of locations, many of which are susceptible to earthquakes. These bridges must be built to achieve the objectives of both accelerated bridge construction (ABC) and rapid return to service following a disaster. The concept of designing sacrificial elements to dissipate seismic energy while preserving the integrity of the structure’s other main components is known a...
متن کاملStructural Fuse Concept for Bridges
The concept of designing sacrificial elements to dissipate seismic energy while preserving the integrity of the structure’s other main components is known as the structural fuse concept. Few implementations of the structural fuse concept have been rigorous in emphasizing easy and complete replaceability of the sacrificial elements and absence of damage to the primary load-resisting structural s...
متن کاملDynamic Analysis of Multihazard-Resistant Bridge Piers Having Concrete-Filled Steel Tube under Blast Loading
Research was conducted to analytically investigate the blast-response and behavior of multihazard-resistant bridge piers having circular-shaped, concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns. Two different analysis methods, namely a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) dynamic analysis and a fiber-based dynamic analysis, were used for this purpose and calibrated with the maximum residual deformations ob...
متن کاملExperimental Investigation of Multihazard Resistant Bridge Piers Having Concrete-Filled Steel Tube under Blast Loading
This paper presents the development and experimental validation of a multizard bridge pier concept, i.e., a bridge pier system capable of providing an adequate level of protection against collapse under seismic and blast loading but not acting simultaneously . A multicolumn pier-bent with concrete-filled steel tube CFST columns is the proposed concept, and the adequacy of this system is experim...
متن کامل