The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the cyclic behavior of RC hollow piers, with and without with CFRP retrofit, by comparison of experimental tests results w [...]

The seismic damages of reinforced concrete bridges in recent events show that many of them have an inadequate behavior and safety. Therefore, is important to accurately d [...]

Reinforced concrete hollow piers are well known for the shear effects they so often reveal to be subjected to. This aspect is particularly true in the case of hollow pier [...]

Reinforced concrete hollow piers have a seismic behavior similar to the one observed in structural walls, where the damage pattern and failure modes can be associated wit [...]

Over the last years, there has been increasing interest on experimental testing to support better understanding of structural behaviour under earthquake loading, with emp [...]

Reports of seismic effects on reinforced concrete bridges, especially those built according to the codes of practice of the seventies, show that a lot of them behave poor [...]

An experimental cyclic campaign of RC hollow piers has being carried out in the Laboratory for Earthquake and Structural Engineering (LESE) of the Faculty of Engineering [...]

During mid-2010, the PEER (Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center) and NEES (George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation) institutions co-s [...]

This work consists on the seismic analysis of the Talübergang Warth bridge studied within the framework of the European research project entitled VAB - Vulnerability Ass [...]

Non-linear reinforced concrete bridge piers’ cyclic behavior is known for being influenced by shear. That is particularly visible in the case of hollow piers where the [...]