… in seismic design of bridge columns. The pre-test … six columns are presented in this document.
The global responses include the force and displacement capacities and mode of failure. …

… The structural member classification and parameters of amendatory Park-Ang are … can
cause damage to the bridge components due to the fixed-free column boundary conditions in this …

… weight of curved bridges and straight bridges, but fluctuations … A failure analysis of 20
single-column pier bridges reveals … m were classified as straight bridges and curved bridges, …

… owing to the reduction in the rebar area; thus, shear failure was avoided, and the demand …
of RC bridge columns without using mechanical couplers or changing the column dimensions. …

… the constructibility of spirals for large bridge columns. Four seven-spiral columns were tested
under high shear stress … 8); thus, failure of all columns is classified as flexuralshear failure. …

… bridge pier columns by construction of the full PM interaction diagrams. This method uses the
actual material properties of deteriorated columns… of confinement), bond failure, and type of …

… bridge behaviors, as-built bridge plans were collected and examined to determine dimensions
of deck spans and pier cap beams and columns… The girder end supports are classified as …

… bridge columns to seismic loading is significantly affected by the flares (… noted from the critical
review of HAZUS bridge classification, … in the past have been attributed to column failures. …

… girder bridge and continuous beam bridge) or the larger pulse period, which makes the
structure easier to suffer larger structural response and eventually leads to structural failure. …