DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE
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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