Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2026, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (9): 2382-2394.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb.20250162

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Improving seismic performance of in-service continuous beam bridges considering traveling wave effect

Ze-liang GAO1(),Xiao-ming WANG1(),Bing-yu WANG2,Yi-zhe SHI1,He ZHANG1,Qian WU1   

  1. 1.School of Highway,Chang'an University,Xi'an 710064,China
    2.China Water Resources Beifang Investigation,Design and Research Co. ,Ltd. ,Tianjin 300222,China
  • Received:2025-03-01 Online:2026-09-01 Published:2026-09-07
  • Contact: Xiao-ming WANG E-mail:gao_zeliang@qq.com;wxm@chd.edu.cn

Abstract:

To study the improvement effect of different seismic reinforcement methods on the seismic performance of service beam bridges, the seismic performance of piers and bearings of bridges during frequent ground motion, rare ground motion and very rare ground motion is evaluated based on the vulnerability analysis method of incremental dynamic analysis(IDA). Three seismic reinforcement methods have been designed for engineering comparison, including wrapping fiber reinforced polymer(FRP)materials around piers, installing metal dampers, and installing cable restrainer. The finite element dynamic analysis model of the whole bridge was established with the help of OpenSees platform. Considering the uncertainty of ground motion and traveling wave effects, 130 ground motions were selected for IDA to obtain IDA curve clusters of uniform excitation and non-uniform excitation ground motion. Based on the capacity-demand ratio model, the curvature and displacement are used as damage measures to define the seismic damage states of piers and bearings respectively, and the seismic vulnerability curves are plotted to conduct a vulnerability comparison analysis of the seismic performance of bridges under different seismic strengthening methods. The research results show that: wrapping FRP materials has a significant effect on improving the seismic performance of bridge piers. After adopting the FRP reinforcement scheme, the probability of pier being slightly damaged under very rare ground motion can be reduced by 53.73%; The installation of metal dampers can effectively control the degree of bearing damage. Under major earthquake, the probability of the bearing exceeding a slight damage state after shock absorption is only 13.57%, and the bearing is likely to be in intact state; The installation of cable restrainer has little benefit in improving the seismic performance of bridges; Considering the traveling wave effect will reduce the damage exceeding probability of the pier, Compared with the damage exceeding probability of the pier under uniform excitation ground motion, before and after adopting FPR seismic reinforcement measures, the reduction amplitude of damage exceeding probability under non-uniform excitation ground motion of the pier is 19.88% and 22.07%, respectively. The traveling wave effect has little effect on the damage exceeding probability of the bearing.

Key words: bridge engineering, seismic reinforcement, FRP strengthened, metal dampers, cable restrainer, vulnerability analysis

CLC Number: 

  • U24

Table 1

Definition of damage states"

损伤状态原桥桥墩/(m-1FRP加固桥墩/(m-1滑动支座/mm固定支座/mm
顺桥向横桥向顺桥向横桥向顺桥向横桥向顺桥向横桥向
轻微损伤0.001 840.001 850.005 990.005 9890404848
中等损伤0.014 480.014 450.018 950.018 98135607272
严重损伤0.021 350.021 310.079 050.079 02180809696
完全破坏0.023 300.023 260.107 150.107 13225100120120

Fig.1

Acceleration response spectrum"

Table 2

Recording parameters of seismic waves"

序号地震事件时间/年份记录台站震级PGA/g
1Humbolt Bay1937Ferndale City Hall5.80.036
2Imperial Valley?011938El Centro Array #950.015
3Northwest Calif?021941Ferndale City Hall6.60.063
4Borrego1942El Centro Array #96.50.066
5Kern County1952Pasadena?CIT Athenaeum7.360.048
6Southern Calif1952San Luis Obispo60.036
7Northern Calif?041960Ferndale City Hall5.70.078
8Parkfield1966San Luis Obispo6.190.012
9Lytle Creek1970Castaic?Old Ridge Route5.330.020
10San Fernando1971Anza Post Office6.610.027
11San Fernando1971Colton?So Cal Edison6.610.032
12San Fernando1971Hemet Fire Station6.610.037
13San Fernando1971Wheeler Ridge?Ground6.610.026

Fig.2

Finite element model of bridge"

Fig.3

Function mechanism and simulation method of FRP material"

Fig.4

Layout of metal dampers"

Fig.5

Layout of cable restrainer"

Fig.6

Function mechanism of cable restrainer"

Fig.7

IDA curve of pier D4"

Fig.8

IDA curve of bearing"

Fig.9

Seismic vulnerability curves of bridge piers"

Fig.10

Seismic vulnerability curve of bearing"

Table 3

Damage exceeding probability of piers"

损伤

状态

PGA/gD2号桥墩D4号桥墩D13桥墩
原桥FRP加固阻尼减震拉索限位原桥FRP加固阻尼减震拉索限位原桥FRP加固阻尼减震拉索限位

轻微

损伤

0.10.9500.240.543.4204.002.130.2800.260.07
0.213.470.0810.4410.2321.280.3929.0217.712.8906.921.56
0.457.005.0058.2554.4163.2910.7174.6962.5125.860.7743.3222.00
0.682.7420.4984.6283.2285.4531.7291.7286.7460.236.4872.5457.81
1.097.3255.9597.7098.1497.7966.5198.9498.5694.3736.7094.1194.37

中等

损伤

0.100000.020000000
0.20.03000.010.4900.200.180000
0.41.470.050.240.667.400.374.864.720.2500.440.06
0.67.900.682.235.2023.252.7717.4419.022.840.113.191.11
1.033.536.7515.0730.7158.9515.5449.2857.7228.162.9618.7318.48

严重

损伤

0.1000000000000
0.200000.1700.050.050000
0.40.4400.040.153.7201.802.030.0600.100.01
0.63.2000.501.7414.290.018.4610.511.0301.010.29
1.019.330.025.4816.1545.590.2632.4142.8316.180.018.758.58

完全

破坏

0.1000000000000
0.200000.1400.030.040000
0.40.3300.020.113.1501.411.650.0500.070.01
0.62.5500.341.3212.6407.039.050.8000.770.21
1.016.7104.2013.6242.600.0728.9439.5314.0107.237.03

Table 4

Damage exceeding probability of bearing"

极限

状态

PGA/g滑动支座固定支座
原桥FRP加固阻尼减震拉索限位原桥FRP加固阻尼减震拉索限位

轻微

损伤

0.16.165.9803.720.120.1400.05
0.251.3749.14047.5517.0416.09013.87
0.494.2493.440.0494.4381.3780.11080.42
0.699.3199.190.7799.4396.8696.72096.89
1.099.9899.9813.5799.9999.8599.87099.86

中等

损伤

0.10.550.5400.200000
0.216.6515.55012.531.141.0800.56
0.471.6769.78069.3133.2332.19027.72
0.692.7692.100.192.5170.4070.31066.16
1.099.4799.443.7499.5194.9895.59093.96

严重

损伤

0.10.060.0600.010000
0.24.664.3002.740.060.0600.02
0.444.5042.65039.478.488.2205.28
0.677.2476.070.0274.8134.3034.66027.07
1.096.7596.661.1896.5175.8878.16070.00

完全

破坏

0.10.010.01000000
0.21.291.1900.590000
0.424.5223.24019.341.771.7400.79
0.657.7456.47052.7812.8513.2607.96
1.090.2090.100.4288.7748.9352.30039.26

Fig.11

Seismic vulnerability curve of vulnerable components considering traveling wave effect"

Table 5

Damage exceeding probability of vulnerable components"

损伤状态

PGA/g

激励方式

D4号桥墩滑动支座固定支座
原桥FRP加固原桥FRP加固原桥FRP加固
一致多点一致多点一致多点一致多点一致多点一致多点
轻微损伤0.13.720.930.0305.056.164.595.940000
0.213.805.110.650.0720.9520.4320.5020.100.100.110.080.15
0.441.3823.266.661.5454.8647.9454.6847.9214.5712.2613.8113.74
0.664.5745.3918.286.1376.1766.6175.9566.8950.2443.8850.6146.69
1.088.5977.2844.8122.7493.3585.6393.0986.0888.7484.1690.4386.35
中等损伤0.10.020001.242.081.091.980000
0.20.260.010.0107.889.287.649.080000
0.42.700.330.390.0331.4629.1631.2529.110.370.460.310.62
0.69.081.781.930.2354.2547.2953.9247.565.305.565.116.78
1.030.6910.819.792.0681.5371.4680.9772.1134.1133.0736.5737.71
严重损伤0.10.010000.370.840.320.790000
0.20.090003.274.683.144.560000
0.41.220.10018.0818.3617.9118.310.010.0100.02
0.64.860.670.02037.3533.7037.0133.920.280.450.250.63
1.020.405.360.320.0168.0258.4867.2459.205.937.236.509.46
完全破坏0.10.010000.130.390.110.360000
0.20.070001.482.561.412.480000
0.41.010.080010.6512.0010.5211.940000
0.64.170.520.01025.6124.3725.2924.550.010.030.010.05
1.018.414.500.12055.3847.6354.4948.350.711.220.771.84
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