Multiple Support Response Spectrum Analysis of Bridges Including the Site-response Effect & MSRS Code
Multiple Support Response Spectrum Analysis of Bridges Including the Site-response Effect & MSRS Code

Author: Armen Der Kiureghian

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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A comprehensive investigation of the Multiple Support Response Spectrum (MSRS) method for seismic analysis of bridges and other multiply supported structures is presented. The method accurately accounts for the spatial variability of ground motions, including the effects of incoherence, wave passage, and spatially varying site response. The structural response is obtained in terms of response spectra and peak displacements at individual support degrees of freedom, and a coherency function that characterizes the three spatial variability effects. Special attention is given to the effect of site response arising from variation in the soil conditions at different supports of the structure. Through extensive comparisons with time history analysis, the validity of the MSRS rule and the site response component of the coherency function are established. Methods for estimating the site frequency response function, needed in the coherency model, are developed and examined. These models and rules are implemented in the MSRS code for application to three-dimensional, multiply supported structures. Using the MSRS code, extensive parametric studies are performed for two example bridge structures. The report concludes with a summary of guidelines for practical implementation of the MSRS rule.

Bridge Engineering Handbook
Bridge Engineering Handbook

Author: Wai-Fah Chen

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2023-01-27

Total Pages: 682

ISBN-13: 1000887839

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First Published in 1999: The Bridge Engineering Handbook is a unique, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art reference work and resource book covering the major areas of bridge engineering with the theme "bridge to the 21st century." This second volume includes sections covering substructure design and seismic design.

Bridge Engineering Handbook, Five Volume Set
Bridge Engineering Handbook, Five Volume Set

Author: Wai-Fah Chen

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-01-24

Total Pages: 3042

ISBN-13: 1482255030

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Over 140 experts, 14 countries, and 89 chapters are represented in the second edition of the Bridge Engineering Handbook. This extensive collection provides detailed information on bridge engineering, and thoroughly explains the concepts and practical applications surrounding the subject, and also highlights bridges from around the world. This second edition of the bestselling Bridge Engineering Handbook covers virtually all the information an engineer would need to know about any type of bridge-from planning to construction to maintenance. It contains more than 2,500 tables, charts, and illustrations in a practical, ready-to-use format. An abundance of worked-out examples gives readers numerous practical step-by-step design procedures. Special attention is given to rehabilitation, retrofit, and maintenance. Coverage also includes seismic design and building materials. Thoroughly revised and updated, this second edition contains 26 new chapters.

Bridge Engineering Handbook, Second Edition
Bridge Engineering Handbook, Second Edition

Author: Wai-Fah Chen

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-01-24

Total Pages: 742

ISBN-13: 1439852189

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Over 140 experts, 14 countries, and 89 chapters are represented in the second edition of the Bridge Engineering Handbook. This extensive collection highlights bridge engineering specimens from around the world, contains detailed information on bridge engineering, and thoroughly explains the concepts and practical applications surrounding the subject. Published in five books: Fundamentals, Superstructure Design, Substructure Design, Seismic Design, and Construction and Maintenance, this new edition provides numerous worked-out examples that give readers step-by-step design procedures, includes contributions by leading experts from around the world in their respective areas of bridge engineering, contains 26 completely new chapters, and updates most other chapters. It offers design concepts, specifications, and practice, as well as the various types of bridges. The text includes over 2,500 tables, charts, illustrations, and photos. The book covers new, innovative and traditional methods and practices; explores rehabilitation, retrofit, and maintenance; and examines seismic design and building materials. The fourth book, Seismic Design contains 18 chapters, and covers seismic bridge analysis and design. What’s New in the Second Edition: Includes seven new chapters: Seismic Random Response Analysis, Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Bridges, Seismic Design of Thin-Walled Steel and CFT Piers, Seismic Design of Cable-Supported Bridges, and three chapters covering Seismic Design Practice in California, China, and Italy Combines Seismic Retrofit Practice and Seismic Retrofit Technology into one chapter called Seismic Retrofit Technology Rewrites Earthquake Damage to Bridges and Seismic Design of Concrete Bridges chapters Rewrites Seismic Design Philosophies and Performance-Based Design Criteria chapter and retitles it as Seismic Bridge Design Specifications for the United States Revamps Seismic Isolation and Supplemental Energy Dissipation chapter and retitles it as Seismic Isolation Design for Bridges This text is an ideal reference for practicing bridge engineers and consultants (design, construction, maintenance), and can also be used as a reference for students in bridge engineering courses.

Structural Dynamics
Structural Dynamics

Author: Harry Grundmann

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 780

ISBN-13: 9789058095121

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The proceedings contain contributions presented by authors from more than 30 countries at EURODYN 2002. The proceedings show recent scientific developments as well as practical applications, they cover the fields of theory of vibrations, nonlinear vibrations, stochastic dynamics, vibrations of structured elements, wave propagation and structure-borne sound, including questions of fatigue and damping. Emphasis is laid on vibrations of bridges, buildings, railway structures as well as on the fields of wind and earthquake engineering, repectively. Enriched by a number of keynote lectures and organized sessions the two volumes of the proceedings present an overview of the state of the art of the whole field of structural dynamics and the tendencies ot its further development.

Bridge Engineering
Bridge Engineering

Author: W.F. Chen

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2003-02-27

Total Pages: 479

ISBN-13: 1420039784

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Mitigating the effects of earthquakes is crucial to bridge design. With chapters culled from the best-selling Bridge Engineering Handbook, this volume sets forth the principles and applications of seismic design, from the necessary geotechnical and dynamic analysis background to seismic isolation and energy dissipation, active control, and retrofit

Handbook of Seismic Risk Analysis and Management of Civil Infrastructure Systems
Handbook of Seismic Risk Analysis and Management of Civil Infrastructure Systems

Author: S Tesfamariam

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-04-30

Total Pages: 920

ISBN-13: 0857098985

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Earthquakes represent a major risk to buildings, bridges and other civil infrastructure systems, causing catastrophic loss to modern society. Handbook of seismic risk analysis and management of civil infrastructure systems reviews the state of the art in the seismic risk analysis and management of civil infrastructure systems.Part one reviews research in the quantification of uncertainties in ground motion and seismic hazard assessment. Part twi discusses methodologies in seismic risk analysis and management, whilst parts three and four cover the application of seismic risk assessment to buildings, bridges, pipelines and other civil infrastructure systems. Part five also discusses methods for quantifying dependency between different infrastructure systems. The final part of the book considers ways of assessing financial and other losses from earthquake damage as well as setting insurance rates.Handbook of seismic risk analysis and management of civil infrastructure systems is an invaluable guide for professionals requiring understanding of the impact of earthquakes on buildings and lifelines, and the seismic risk assessment and management of buildings, bridges and transportation. It also provides a comprehensive overview of seismic risk analysis for researchers and engineers within these fields. - This important handbook reviews the wealth of recent research in the area of seismic hazard analysis in modern earthquake design code provisions and practices - Examines research into the analysis of ground motion and seismic hazard assessment, seismic risk hazard methodologies - Addresses the assessment of seismic risks to buildings, bridges, water supply systems and other aspects of civil infrastructure

Spatial Variation of Seismic Ground Motions
Spatial Variation of Seismic Ground Motions

Author: Aspasia Zerva

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-04-19

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 1420009915

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The spatial variation of seismic ground motions denotes the differences in the seismic time histories at various locations on the ground surface. This text focuses on the spatial variability of the motions that is caused by the propagation of the waveforms from the earthquake source through the earth strata to the ground surface, and it brings toge

Earthquake Design Practice for Buildings
Earthquake Design Practice for Buildings

Author: Edmund D. Booth

Publisher: Thomas Telford

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780727729477

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Talking about earthquake engineering, this second edition is intended for practising structural engineers, including those with little or no knowledge of the subject, and also for advanced engineering students. It discusses the provisions of seismic codes, particularly Eurocode 8.