A Seismic Reliability Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Integral Bridges Subject to Corrosion

Abstract:

This paper seeks to determine the effect deterioration has on the seismic vulnerability of a 3 span integral concrete bridge. Traditionally it has been common to neglect the effects of deterioration when assessing the seismic vulnerability of bridges. However, since a lot of the bridges currently being assessed for retrofit are approaching the end of their design life, deterioration is often significant. Furthermore, since deterioration affects the main force resisting components of a bridge, it is reasonable to assume that it might affect its performance during an earthquake. For this paper, chloride induced corrosion of the reinforcing steel in the columns and in the deck has been considered. Corrosion is represented by a loss of steel cross section and strength. A 3 dimensional non-linear finite element model is created using the finite element platform Opensees. A full probabilistic analysis is conducted to develop time-dependent fragility curves. These fragility curves give the probability of reaching or exceeding a defined damage limit state, for a given ground motion intensity measure taken as Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA). This analysis accounts for variation in ground motion, material and corrosion parameters when assessing its overall seismic performance as well as the performance of its most critical components. The results of the study show that all components experience an increase in fragility with age, but that the columns are the most sensitive component to aging and dominate the system fragility for this bridge type.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 569-570)
• Pages: 366-373
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.569-570.366
• Online since: July 2013
• Authors: Mairéad Ní Choine, Alan O’Connor, Jamie E. Padgett
• Keywords: Bridge, Corrosion, Deterioration, Seismic Reliability

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