@inproceedings{ea531035477c499cad0128117a7288d3,
title = "Effect of ground motion characteristics on the seismic response of a monumental concrete arch bridge",
abstract = "Railway network in Turkey dates back to more than a hundred years ago and according to official records, there are approximately 18,000 railway bridges with spans varying between 50 cm up to 150 meters. One of them is a monumental concrete arch bridge with a total length of 210 meters having three major spans of 30 meters and a height of 65 meters, located in an earthquake-prone region in southern part of the country. Three-dimensional finite element model of the bridge was generated using a commercially available general finite element analysis software and based on the outcomes of a series of in-depth acceleration measurements that were conducted on-site, the model was refined. Types of ground motion records were used to investigate the seismic response and vulnerability of this massive structure in order to provide information regarding (i) damage-susceptible regions of the structure for monitoring purposes, and, (ii) seismic loads to be taken into account during evaluation and possible strengthening phases for this type of structures.",
keywords = "Arch bridge, dynamic test, spatial ground motion",
author = "\{Ozden Caglayan\}, B. and Kadir Ozakgul and Ovunc Tezer",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1063/1.2963801",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780735405424",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
number = "PART 1",
pages = "1701--1708",
booktitle = "2008 Seismic Engineering Conference Commemorating the 1908 Messina and Reggio Calabria Earthquake",
edition = "PART 1",
note = "2008 Seismic Engineering International Conference Commemorating the 1908 Messina and Reggio Calabria Earthquake, MERCEA 2008 ; Conference date: 08-07-2008 Through 11-07-2008",
}