Experimental Investigation of the Dynamic Response of Two Bridges Before and After Retrofitting with Elastomeric Bearings

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• Creators:
  Wendichansky, D. A. ; Chen, S. S. ; Mander, J. B.
• Corporate Creators:
  Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  State University of New York at Buffalo. Dept. of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ; National Science Foundation (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bearings
  • Bridges
  • Earthquake engineering
  • Retrofitting
  • Earthquake resistant design
  • Vibration isolation
  • Tests
  • Bridges(Structures)
  • Dynamic response
  • Elastomers
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MCEER-98-0012
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; New York
• ISSN:
  1520-295X
• Corporate Publisher:
  State University of New York at Buffalo. Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering
• Description:
  Two bridges were subjected to transverse quick-release testing, which simulated transverse seismic loading. This report presents the results of a study of these two bridges before and after replacement of the original steel bearings: one with ordinary neo. See also PB97-140735. Prepared in cooperation with State Univ. of New York at Buffalo. Dept. of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering. Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC. and National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-92-C-00106
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41653/dot_41653_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 17.86 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:02709b24c2898094a97e2bfaecc934e5929a670db5437ffbb19cb48bda3fccf7