Skip to main content

VIEW LARGER COVER

Download Free PDF
Read Free Online
Buy from TRB.org

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 864: Seismic Evaluation of Bridge Columns with Energy Dissipating Mechanisms, Volume 1: Research Overview and Volume 2: Guidelines describes the evaluation of new materials and techniques for design and construction of novel bridge columns meant to improve seismic performance. These techniques include shape memory alloy (SMA), engineered cementitious composite (ECC), fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP), and rocking mechanisms.

The guidelines contained in Volume 2 explore a quantitative evaluation method to rate novel columns as well as design and construction methods for SMA-reinforced ECC columns, SMA-reinforced FRP-confined concrete/columns, and FRP-confined hybrid rocking columns. The project explores the behavior of the selected columns and develops proposed design guidelines according to the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications and the AASHTO Guide Specifications for LRFD Seismic Bridge Design. Appendices A-I are available online.

Topics

Suggested Citation

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Seismic Evaluation of Bridge Columns with Energy Dissipating Mechanisms, Volume 1: Research Overview and Volume 2: Guidelines. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24985.

Import this citation to:

Publication Info

108 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/24985
Chapters skim
NCHRP864v1_300dpi 1-77
NCHRP864v2_300dpi 78-111

What is skim?

The Chapter Skim search tool presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter. You may select key terms to highlight them within pages of each chapter.

loading iconLoading stats for Seismic Evaluation of Bridge Columns with Energy Dissipating Mechanisms, Volume 1: Research Overview and Volume 2: Guidelines...