Modification in Response of a Bridge Seismically Isolated with Lead Rubber Bearings Exposed to Low Temperature

Abstract

This study investigates the response modification in a bridge seismically isolated with lead rubber bearings (LRBs), due to change of ambient temperature from 20oC to -30oC. Accordingly, a large-size LRB was tested after conditioned at corresponding temperatures and change in its hysteretic properties was noted. Use of analytical tool in modeling nonlinear response of the tested LRB was justified by comparing the experimentally and analytically obtained force-displacement curves. Then, verified analytical representation of LRB was employed in nonlinear response history analyses conducted to quantify the change in response of a representative LRB isolated bridge when subjected to bidirectional ground motion excitations at 20°C and -30°C. Analyses results are also employed to assess the use of property modification factor, , to change isolator properties in order to represent low temperature behavior. It is revealed that for the selected ground motion records, the average isolator force remains almost the same for both ambient temperatures. Moreover, using property modification factor will result in accurately estimated isolator displacements, but overestimated isolator forces, in an average sense.

Keywords

• Seismic isolation
• Lead rubber bearing
• Low temperature
• Dynamic analysis
• Bridge

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