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American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Bridge Engineering, 5(9), p. 424-434, 2004

DOI: 10.1061/(asce)1084-0702(2004)9:5(424)

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Performance Evaluation of Short Span Reinforced Concrete Arch Bridges

Journal article published in 2004 by Giovanna Zanardo ORCID, Carlo Pellegrino, Carlo Bobisut, Claudio Modena
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Abstract

In this paper, the static and seismic performance of some short span reinforced concrete arch bridges, before and after strengthening interventions, are evaluated. To verify whether retrofit strategies for the considered arch bridges, which were designed for resisting under permanent and service actions, were adequate for earthquake resistance, seismic analyses of the as-built model of the structures have been undertaken. To account for multiple input effects on arches, induced by out-of-phase motions at foundation levels as well as different boundary conditions at structural supports, the seismic response of the structures under correlated horizontal and vertical multiple excitations is calculated. The effects on arch bridges of conventionally used uniform input and partially correlated multiple inputs with phase shifts are compared. In all cases, the results are discussed with particular reference to the influence of structural configuration, secondary systems, cross-section thickness of the arch, and retrofit interventions.