Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Volume 24, Number 3, 2006, pages 355-374
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2006.24.3.355
Cellular and corrugated cross-sectioned thin-walled steel bridge-piers/columns
Alper Ucak and Panos Tsopelas
Abstract
Thin walled steel bridge-piers/columns are vulnerable to damage, when subjected to earthquake excitations. Local buckling, global buckling or interaction between local and global buckling usually is the cause of this damage, which results in significant strength reduction of the member. In this study new innovative design concepts,
Key Words
bridge pier; cyclic loading; seismic behavior; cellular columns; corrugated columns; pier ductility; pier strength.
Address
Department of Civil Engineering, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA