This book focuses on the use of inelastic analysis methods for the seismic assessment and design of bridges. It includes detailed case-studies of bridge assessment, which helps engineers to select the method that best suits each individual project.

Fills a critical gap in the literature related to seismic assessment and design of bridges Presents in a uniform and subjective way all important methods for inelastic analysis of bridges, some of which are adopted by modern codes like Eurocode 8 Includes detailed case-studies of bridge assessment, so far available in the specialised research-oriented literature only Assists the engineer and/or researcher to select the method that best suits the individual bridge projects that he/she faces Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
From the Content: Modelling of bridges for inelastic analysis.- Introduction.- Superstructure.- Bearings and shear keys.- Isolation and energy dissipation devices.- Piers.- Modelling of dynamic interaction between piers, foundation and soil.- Modelling of Abutment-Embankment-Superstructure Interaction.- Presentation of available methods.- Introduction.- Nonlinear Response History Analysis (NHRA) procedure.- Nonlinear analysis procedures based on pushover analysis General considerations.- Single-mode pushover analysis procedures.- Multi-mode pushover analysis procedures.