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DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE

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Chapter 14 Verification of Sesmic Performance of Superstructure<br />

14.1 General<br />

(1) In verifying Seismic Performance Level 2 or Level 3 for steel or concrete<br />

superstructures with plastic behavior, the ultimate strength and the allowable<br />

displacement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in Sections<br />

14.2 and 14.3, respectively.<br />

(2) Verification of Seismic Performance Level 2 or Level 3 for steel or concrete<br />

superstructures without plastic behavior shall be performed in accordance with the<br />

verification methods specified in Chapter 4 of Part II Steel Structures, or those in<br />

Chapter 4 of Part III Concrete Structures.<br />

(3) The ends of the superstructures such as the gap between adjacent decks and<br />

expansion joints, shall be verified in accordance with the provisions in Section<br />

14.4.<br />

14.2 Steel Superstructure<br />

14.2.1 Strength and Displacement Capacity<br />

Ultimate strength and allowable displacement of a steel superstructure in the plastic<br />

range shall be determined by either experimental results or appropriate analytical<br />

results. These values shall be obtained in terms of limit states of the superstructure<br />

specified in Sections 5.3 and 5.4.<br />

14.2.2 Structural Details<br />

The ends of the superstructures just above a bearing support where local deformation<br />

is likely to occur due to concentrated loads, shall be reinforced by placing reinforcing<br />

steel members to prevent local deformation. In addition, cross beams and diaphragms<br />

shall be set up at these portions to avoid out-of-plane girder deformation possibly<br />

caused by seismic forces in the perpendicular direction to the bridge axis.<br />

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