ANALYSES OF CYCLIC BEHAVIOR OF EXISTING SWAY FRAMES OF SFOBB

The primary focus of this study was to conduct nonlinear finite element analyses of the existing sway frames in the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge under cyclic and monotonic ever-increasing loading. The detailed nonlinear finite element models built for the computer program ABAQUS captured both local and global behavior under cyclic loading and identified the areas of over-stress during earthquake ground motions. Analytical results of the existing frames indicated the vulnerabilities of the bridge in the transverse direction.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: March 1999. University of California, Berkeley, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Berkeley CA. Remarks: Sponsored by California Dept. of Engineering, Engineering Service Center, contract no. RTA 59V476
• Corporate Authors:

  Illinois Institute of Technology

  Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
  3201 South Dearborn Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60616

  University of California, Berkeley

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Davis Hall
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-1710

  California Department of Transportation

  1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Yan, Li
  • Shen, Jay
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: iv, 326 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Cyclic tests; Earthquake resistant design; Retrofitting; Rivets; Steel structures
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00961174
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: CALTRANS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 4 2003 12:00AM