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000013810 100__ $$aSextos, A.
000013810 24500 $$aUsing the New Sap2000 Open Application Programming Interface for Developing An Interactive Front-End of the Modal Pushover Analysis of Bridges

000013810 24630 $$n3.$$pComputational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earhquake Engineering
000013810 260__ $$bNational Technical University of Athens, 2011
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000013810 520__ $$2eng$$aSeismic assessment of bridge structures often requires inelastic (static or dynamic) analysis methods to be used, in order to draw a realistic evaluation of the structural behaviour beyond the elastic range. While the widely-used non-linear static (pushover) analysis provides a low-computational-cost approach to this direction, it is inherently limited by the assumption that the structure's response is solely controlled by its fundamental mode. This limitation is raised by an extension of the “standard” pushover analysis (SPA) to take into consideration the effect of higher modes , a method known as Modal Pushover Analysis (MPA). This method however, can often prove to be time-consuming and strenuous both for pre- and post processing. The latter, provided the motivation for investigating the feasibility to take advantage of the recently released SAP2000 application programming interface (API) in order to develop a new computational tool that implements the MPA specifications for evaluating the seismic behavior of bridges in an organized and automatic fashion. The paper concludes with the application and demonstration of the software developed, for the case of an existing reinforced concrete bridge located along the Egnatia Highway in Greece.

000013810 540__ $$aText je chráněný podle autorského zákona č. 121/2000 Sb.
000013810 653__ $$amodal pushover analysis, bridges, seismic assessment, software development, SAP2000, API.

000013810 7112_ $$aCOMPDYN 2011 - 3rd International Thematic Conference$$cIsland of Corfu (GR)$$d2011-05-25 / 2011-05-28$$gCOMPDYN2011
000013810 720__ $$aSextos, A.$$iBalafas, G.
000013810 8560_ $$ffischerc@itam.cas.cz
000013810 8564_ $$s730842$$uhttps://invenio.itam.cas.cz/record/13810/files/532.pdf$$yOriginal version of the author's contribution as presented on CD, XMLout(section: MS 34 Information and Communication Technologies in Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics).
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