Precast concrete facilitates a construction method using durable and rapidly erectable
prefabricated members to create cost-effective and high-quality structures. In this method …

There has been significant research effort on seismic-resistant precast bridge columns;
however, the research results have not been transferred into the industry to achieve their full …

This state-of-the-art review provides an overview of the evolution of self-centering structures
from early historical structures that inherently exhibited a recentering response to modern …

Accurate prediction of bridge responses plays an essential role in health monitoring and
safety assessment of bridges subjected to dynamic loads such as earthquakes. To this end …

Unbonded prestressed reinforced concrete (UBPRC) column has attracted the attention of
many researchers in bridge seismic design because of its small residual displacement …

Seismic resilient structures with low structural damage and self-centering behavior after an
earthquake are focus issues of current earthquake engineering. Unbonded pretensioned …

The seismic behavior of the proposed precast segmental unbonded posttensioned concrete
bridge columns for use in regions of high seismicity was investigated experimentally …

Self-centering precast segmental bridge columns (SC-PSBCs) have been intensively
investigated in the past decade as one of prefabricated bridge components to expedite …

The emergence of rocking bridge piers provides the community of civil engineers with a
broader vision of next-generation seismic-resilient bridge design. This study introduces a …

To accelerate construction speed, precast segmental column is becoming more and more
popular in recent years due to its obvious advantages in saving construction time, reducing …