Advantages of Integral Abutments for Seismic Design of Bridges
Document type:
Konferenzbeitrag
Contribution type:
Textbeitrag / Aufsatz
Author(s):
Topurova, Ivanka K. ; Nikolov, Peter V.
Pages contribution:
13-20
Chapter contribution:
2
Abstract:
Seismic assessment is an essential part of bridge design. With the design of integral abutments, it is possible to improve the behaviour of bridges - both newly designed and existing ones - under seismic action.An analysis of the advantages of integral bridges compared to traditional ones in terms of seismic assessment is presented and an example is given to demonstrate that integral bridges should be applied on a large scale for certain bridge parameters.
Dewey Decimal Classification:
620 Ingenieurwissenschaften
Book / Congress title:
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Bridges in Danube Basin