Using conditional mean spectra and uniform hazard spectra for seismic analysis of bridges
- 1 June 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Thomas Telford Ltd. in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering
- Vol. 175 (2), 95-104
- https://doi.org/10.1680/jbren.21.00043
Abstract
Older bridges are often not adequately designed for earthquakes. To enable a structural proof, new methods such as conditional spectra and conditional mean spectra have been developed to estimate seismic hazards more accurately. To quantify the advantage of the latter method for regions with low and moderate seismic hazards, seismic internal forces of four Swiss existing bridges were calculated and compared based on conditional mean spectra and uniform hazard spectra. The bridges were two reinforced concrete and two steel bridges, one of which was used for road traffic and one for railway traffic. The bridge selection was intended to show the validity of the results for different bridges. On average, the computations using conditional mean spectra showed lower internal forces than using uniform hazard spectra. However, the difference was smaller than expected. In addition, the practical application in the engineering office would be very time-consuming with today's software solutions. The calculations also showed that the differences at component level can be significant.Keywords
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