Effects of Seismic Input Direction and Liquefaction Expansion Site Direction on the Seismic Performance of Curved Bridges

Chi-yu JIAO , Peng-xiang HUO , Yue CAO , Xiang-zhuo ZHANG , Feng XIE

Science Technology and Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (8) : 3452 -3462.

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Science Technology and Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (8) : 3452-3462 DOI: 10.12404/j.issn.1671-1815.2401928
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Effects of Seismic Input Direction and Liquefaction Expansion Site Direction on the Seismic Performance of Curved Bridges
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Seismic soil liquefaction can lead to soil instability and slip, resulting in irreversible and severe damage to bridges. The seismic response of curved bridges in liquefied lateral extension sites is a major concern due to the complex stress state. Three representative far-field seismic waves were selected and applied to a four-span continuous curved bridge from 12 different directions. The maximum tilt angle of the site was set to be the same as the seismic input angle in order to investigate the seismic response behavior of the curved bridge in the liquefaction expansion site and conduct a comparative analysis. The results show that as the far site seismic input gradually changes from 0° to 180°, the pile top bending moment of the curved bridge decreases gradually, with the side piers experiencing larger bending moments compared to the secondary center piers and the center piers. When the seismic input wave changes gradually from 180° to 360°, the pile top bending moment gradually increases, with the middle pier and the second pier experiencing higher bending moments than the side piers. The maximum bending moment at the bottom of the pier alternates between the middle pier and the second pier as the seismic input angle changes, with the second pier experiencing a significantly higher number of occurrences of the largest bending moment compared to the middle pier. The relative displacement between the pier and beam and the ground shaking input angle exhibits a cyclic trend of initially increasing and then decreasing. Therefore, it is recommended that the location of a bridge project susceptible to ground vibration should be determined based on the type of ground vibration, and corresponding anti-liquefaction measures should be implemented accordingly.

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laterally spreading liquefied site / angle of seismic input / curved bridge / far-field seismic

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Chi-yu JIAO, Peng-xiang HUO, Yue CAO, Xiang-zhuo ZHANG, Feng XIE. Effects of Seismic Input Direction and Liquefaction Expansion Site Direction on the Seismic Performance of Curved Bridges. Science Technology and Engineering, 2025, 25(8): 3452-3462 DOI:10.12404/j.issn.1671-1815.2401928

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