USE OF NEW AND MODIFICATION OF TRADITIONAL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS CAN ADD TO BRIDGE SEISMIC RESILIENCY

摘要：

Modifiying traditional structural accessories such as expansion joints and bearings can add to the structural anti-seismic resiliency by sharing horizontal loads and by eliminating component wear and post-seismic event replacement or repair. Adding Lock Up Devices (LUDs) to existing structures can increase the horizontal load capacity of an existing structure by increasing the efficiency of the existing structural design to maximize its potential capability. The results can be significant improvement in the overall structural performance with improvements of 30-50% beyond the original capacity of the structure.

关键词： anti-seismic load sharing structural efficiency quantification

作者: Warren M. Brown

作者单位: TechStar Inc.

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering(第十四届国际地震工程会议)

会议地点: 北京

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-10-12（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）