Analysis on Seismic Performance of Rectangular Thin-Walled Hollow Pier

Abstract:

In the thesis, simulated analyses of six large-scale abutments under the low reversed cyclic horizontal load were performed by using the nonlinear finite element software of ABAQUS. The hysteresis behavior, skeleton curve, displacement ductility energy-dissipating capacity of the thin-walled hollow pier under the combined action of the bending, pressing, and shearing were discussed in this thesis. And it also analyzed factors that affect the bearing capacity and ductility of the bridge pier, such as the longitudinal reinforcement ratio, volume-stirrup ratio, the axial load ratio. Results indicate that the volume-stirrup ratio is the principal factor which affects the seismic performance of thin-walled hollow pier. With the increment of volume-stirrup ratio, the ductility factor increases; as the axial load increased, bearing capacity increased correspondingly; when the piers are under higher axial pressure, the longitudinal reinforcement ratio has more significant effect on the bearing capacity of structure.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1065-1069)
• Pages: 1451-1456
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1065-1069.1451
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Xiao Xiao*, Sheng Bo Liu, Qi Xu, Lin Meng
• Keywords: ABAQUS, Ductility, Hysteretic Property, Seismic Performance, Thin-Walled Hollow Pier

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DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2009.05.004