SEISMIC RESPONSE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE PIER WALLS IN THE WEAK DIRECTION

Representative bridge pier walls that can be found throughout the United States were the focus of an experimental study on the evaluation of out of plane seismic behavior. Seven pier wall specimens were tested and failure was due to either compression of concrete or fracture of vertical reinforcing bars. A model to determine the seismic response of bridge pier walls was developed and calibrated and demonstrated agreement with the experimental results.

• Corporate Authors:

  Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research

  State University of New York, 107 Red Jacket Quadrangle, P.O. Box 610025
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14261-0025
• Authors:
  • Abo-Shadi, N
  • Saiidi, M
  • Sanders, David
• Publication Date: 2000-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 348 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge piers; Concrete bridges; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake resistant structures; Reinforced concrete bridges
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00808443
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MCEER-00-0006
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 21 2001 12:00AM