Seismic Behavior and Retrofit of Bridge Knee Joints

The overall goals of this research are to obtain a better understanding of the seismic behavior of existing knee joints and to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of the retrofit measures for improving their performance in outrigger bents. The four objectives proposed in this project are to: (1) evaluate and define the vulnerabilities of outrigger bents under seismic and gravity loadings; (2) develop appropriate retrofit measures for outrigger knee joints that address the identified vulnerabilities; (3) evaluate through experimental testing the feasibility and benefits resulting from retrofit measures applied to outrigger bents; and (4) draw conclusions and make recommendations for practical retrofit methods for improving the performance and safety of outrigger bents in bridges.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $150000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  T2696-08

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Willoughby, Kim

• Performing Organizations:

  Washington State University, Pullman

  Washington State Transportation Center
  Pullman, WA  United States  99164
• Principal Investigators:

  McLean, David

• Start Date: 20020716
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20041231
• Source Data: RiP Project 12473

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bents; Bridges; Earthquake resistant design; Joints (Engineering); Knee; Recommendations; Research projects; Retrofitting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Outrigger knee joints (Structures); Seismic behavior; Vulnerability tests
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01458326
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Washington State Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: T2696-08
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 12:40PM