Effect of modelling assumptions and input motion characteristics on seismic design parameters of RC bridge piers

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 435-463

  Elnashai, A S ^a,b   McClure, D C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Earthquake Engineering ^*

Author keywords

Bridges; Ductility; Reinforced concrete piers; Seismic design; Strong motion scaling

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; BRIDGE DECKS; BRIDGE PIERS; CANTILEVER BRIDGES; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; MODELLING ASSUMPTIONS; PEAK GROUND ACCELERATION; PEAK GROUND VELOCITY; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC DESIGN PARAMETERS; SOIL DECK EFFECTS; STATIC ANALYSIS; STRONG MOTION SCALING;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BRIDGE; MODEL CHARACTERISTICS; SEISMIC DESIGN; STIFFNESS; STRONG MOTION;

EID: 0030135714     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9845(199605)25:5<435::AID-EQE562>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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