Comparison between shape memory alloy seismic restrainers and other bridge retrofit devices

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 700-709

  Andrawes, Bassem ^a   Desroches, Reginald ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridges; Damping; Earthquakes; Retrofitting; Seismic effects; Shape memory effect

Indexed keywords

METALLIC DAMPERS; MULTIPLE FRAME BRIDGES; STEEL RESTRAINER CABLES; VISCOELASTIC DAMPERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; EARTHQUAKES; RETROFITTING; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

BRIDGES;

EID: 35348908287     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2007)12:6(700)     Document Type: Article

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