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Fragility-based seismic risk assessment of reinforced concrete bridge columns

Nassar, Mohamad et Abo El Ezz, Ahmad. 2025. « Fragility-based seismic risk assessment of reinforced concrete bridge columns ». Infrastructures, vol. 10, nº 5.

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In earthquake-prone regions, predicting the impact of seismic events on highway bridges is crucial for post-earthquake effective emergency response and recovery planning. This paper presents a methodology for a simplified seismic risk assessment of bridges using fragility curves that integrates updated ductility ratios of reinforced concrete bridge columns from literature based on experimental results on cyclic tests of reinforced concrete circular columns. The methodology considers two damage states (cover spalling and bar buckling) for bridge columns with seismic and non-seismic design considerations and then estimates displacement thresholds for each damage state. The Damage Margin Ratio (DMR) is introduced as an index defined by the ratio of the median Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) for a specific damage state to the PGA that corresponds to the target seismic hazard probability of exceedance in 50 years that is typically defined in bridge design and evaluation codes and standards. The DMR is then compared to a user-specified Threshold Damage Margin Ratio (TDMR) to evaluate the level of risk at a specific threshold probability of exceedance of the damage state (5% and 10%). Comparative assessment is conducted for the relative seismic risk and performance of non-seismic and seismic bridges corresponding to the seismic hazard values at 10% and 2% probability of exceedance in 50 years for 7 urban centers in the province of Quebec as a case study demonstration of the methodology. The proposed methodology offers a rapid tool for screening and prioritizing bridges for detailed seismic evaluation.

Type de document: Article publié dans une revue, révisé par les pairs
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Abo El Ezz, Ahmad
Affiliation: Génie de la construction
Date de dépôt: 30 juin 2025 20:29
Dernière modification: 08 août 2025 17:24
URI: https://espace2.etsmtl.ca/id/eprint/31051

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