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Seismic behavior assessment for design of integral abutment bridges in Illinois

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Integral abutment bridges (IABs) minimize deterioration and degradation of the abutment seats and bearings due to water, dirt, and deicing chemicals by eliminating bearings and expansion joints. Although the continuity between superstructure and abutments in an IAB is beneficial for reducing maintenance costs, it leads to more complex behavior under strength and service loading (temperature and traffic) and extreme loading (earthquake). The coupling of superstructure and substructure behavior necessitates system-level analysis of IABs. Prior seismic IAB studies have typically investigated the behavior of individual IAB components, however a gap of knowledge has developed due to the lack of studies and investigation about the behavior of all IAB components and their interactions with each other in a single analysis model. This study uses nonlinear static and dynamic analyses to investigate and assess the seismic behavior of IABs typical to the state of Illinois. The analyses aim to bridge the gap of knowledge by evaluating IABs as a whole and utilizing the results to indicate potential vulnerabilities in the design and construction of IABs in Illinois during design-level and larger seismic events, which could not be identified by component-level IAB analyses alone.

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This paper is based on the results of ICT R27-133, Calibration and Refinement of Illinois’ Earthquake Resisting System Bridge Design Methodology: Phase II. ICT R27-133 was conducted in cooperation with the Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT); Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT); and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This work used the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE), which is supported by National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant No. ACI-1548562. The contents of this paper reflect the view of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the ICT, IDOT, FHWA or NSF.

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    Derek L. Kozak

  2. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA

    Larry A. Fahnestock & James M. LaFave

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Kozak, D.L., Fahnestock, L.A. & LaFave, J.M. Seismic behavior assessment for design of integral abutment bridges in Illinois. Earthq. Eng. Eng. Vib. 21, 573–589 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11803-022-2104-5

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