Assessment of seismic behaviour of portal bridges with double friction pendulum bearings

Luis E. Romera, Aitor Baldomir, Santiago Hernández, Pablo Ouro, Miguel Costas

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    Abstract

    In this paper the seismic behaviour of two parallel portal bridges with a total span of 315 m is presented. These bridges are located in an area of high seismicity and therefore supports design include double friction pendulum bearings as a base isolation system with the aim of improving the seismic response keeping it within the elastic range. Several nonlinear numerical models for the whole bridge and the friction pendulums were developed and validated with pendulums experimental tests by comparing both sources of information.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEngineering for Progress, Nature and People
    PublisherInternational Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
    Pages2397-2405
    Number of pages9
    ISBN (Electronic)9783857481352
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2014
    Event37th IABSE Symposium on Engineering for Progress, Nature and People - Madrid, Spain
    Duration: 3 Sept 20145 Sept 2014

    Publication series

    NameEngineering for Progress, Nature and People

    Conference

    Conference37th IABSE Symposium on Engineering for Progress, Nature and People
    Country/TerritorySpain
    CityMadrid
    Period3/09/145/09/14

    Keywords

    • Friction pendulum
    • Nonlinear dynamics
    • Prestressed portal bridge
    • Seismic analysis

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