ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF SEISMIC RESPONSE OF SHORT, SINGLE, OR MULTIPLE-SPAN HIGHWAY BRIDGES

This report is the third in a series to result from the study, 'An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Existing Bridge Design Methodology in Providing Adequate Structural Resistance to Seismic Disturbances', sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Descriptions are given to the analytical investigations of the seismic response of short, single or multiple-span highway bridges of the type where soil-structure interaction effects are important. Six different mathematical model elements are incorporated into the computer program which possesses the capability of performing linear or non-linear analyses. Finite element modelling is used for the backfill soils. Bridge deck, piers, and abutments are modelled using prismatic beam elements. A frictional element is used to model the discontinuous behavior at the interface of backfill soils and abutments.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Earthquake Engineering Research Center
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720

  Denver University

  College of Law
  Denver, CO  United States  80210

  National Science Foundation

  1800 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20550
• Authors:
  • Chen, M C
  • Penzien, J
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 186 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Backfill soils; Bridge abutments; Bridge decks; Bridge piers; Bridge superstructures; Computer programs; Dynamic loads; Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquakes; Elastic waves; Finite element method; Highway bridges; Mathematical models; Seismicity; Soil structure
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans; Dynamic response; Seismic response
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091362
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: EERC-75-4
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-7798
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1975 12:00AM