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Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Seismic Effect of a Two-Stage Seismic Isolation Method

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  • Tianbo Peng

    (State Key Laboratory of Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
    College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China)

  • Jianyu Guan

    (College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China)

  • Yicheng Wu

    (College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China)

Abstract

In order to improve the post-earthquake resilience of bridge structures, a Two-Stage seismic isolation method is proposed in this paper. According to the method, the restoring force and horizontal stiffness are smaller in the first stage and become much larger in the second stage. Therefore, a new kind of seismic isolation device, Two-Stage Friction Pendulum Bearing (TSFPB for short), is invented based on the traditional friction pendulum bearing (FPB for short). In this paper, the geometry configuration, sliding states and hysteresis characteristics of the bearing are first introduced with a theoretical approach. Then the hysteresis curve of the TSFPB is verified experimentally and the simulation method of the bearing in an FEM software is proposed. Last, a numerical analysis for an actual highway girder bridge is carried out to compare the seismic design method recommended in this paper with the conventional seismic isolation method. It is found that the Two-Stage seismic isolation method has an adaptive restoring force, horizontal stiffness and energy dissipation mechanism for different seismic intensity levels and better seismic performance compared with a conventional seismic isolation method. In addition, bridges with TSFPBs have smaller residual displacements and better post-earthquake resilience than those with traditional FPBs.

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  • Tianbo Peng & Jianyu Guan & Yicheng Wu, 2023. "Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Seismic Effect of a Two-Stage Seismic Isolation Method," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:6:p:4883-:d:1092367
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