Influence of site and source dependent ground motion scenarios on the seismic safety of long-span bridges in Cologne, Germany

Natural Hazards

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 237-246

  Richwalski, Sandra M ^a,b   Fäcke, Andreas ^c   Parolai, Stefano ^b   Stempniewski, Lothar ^d  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c Ingenieure im Bauwesen GbR   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

FD modelling; FE modelling; Hybrid modelling; Long span bridges; Response spectra; Seismic safety of bridges; Site effects; Thrust bearing

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE; GROUND MOTION; SAFETY; SEISMIC HAZARD; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; VIBRATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; COLOGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA; RHINE RIVER;

EID: 33645866155     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-005-8618-0     Document Type: Article

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