Title
R-Factor parameterized bridge damage fragility curves
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Bridge Eng.
Keywords
damage; bridges; highway; parameters; curvature; Engineering, Civil
Abstract
Damage fragilities describe the probability that a bridge will incur certain (discrete) damage states conditioned on the intensity of the earthquake it may experience. Reinforced concrete box girder highway overpass bridges are prevalent among the total inventory of bridges in California. For this class of bridges, a method for computing damage fragilities for three damage states (concrete cover spalling, longitudinal bar buckling, and column failure) based on the bridge force reduction factors (R-factors) is derived in this paper. Bridge damage fragilities are described by equations relating the median intensity and uncertainty of ground motion to discrete damage states of column concrete cover spatting, column bar buckling, and column failure using the bridge R-factor as the principal parameter describing the bridge structure. Such damage fragility equations are furnished for earthquake intensities measured using pseudospectral acceleration (Sa) and cumulative absolute displacement (CAD) in both the bridge longitudinal and transverse directions.
Journal Title
Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume
12
Issue/Number
4
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
500
Last Page
510
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1084-0702
Recommended Citation
"R-Factor parameterized bridge damage fragility curves" (2007). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 7392.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/7392
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