TRANSIENT RESPONSE OF RC VIADUCT STRUCTURES DUE TO IMPULSIVE LOADING IN KOBE EARTHQUAKE, 1995

The Hyogo-ken Nanbu Earthquake, 1995 caused devastating damages to structures in and around Kobe. Among them, traffic viaduct structures have suffered considerable bending and/or shear force failures from it. At the same time, we have witnessed some unprecedented structural damages which might better be interpreted by the tensile/compressive stress failures due to the impulsive seismic loading. This paper focuses on structural behavior under this type of loading and refers to the possibility of impact failure during the motions.

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  Computational Mechanics Publications

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• Authors:
  • Takemiya, H
  • Horiuchi, S
• Conference:
  • First International Symposium on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures (ERES '96)
  • Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Date: 1996-10-30 to 1996-11-1
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 683-692
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Computational Mechanics Publications
  • Publisher: Computational Mechanics Publications
  • ISSN: 1462-6055

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending; Compressive strength; Failure; Impulses (Mechanics); Reinforced concrete; Tensile strength; Viaducts
• Identifier Terms: Kobe Earthquake, January 17, 1995
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shear failure; Structural damages
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00760199
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1853124567
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1999 12:00AM