Seismic Performance of an I-Girder to Inverted-T Bent Cap Connection




1.1 General
The State of California has experienced a significant number of earthquakes over the past few decades, quite a few of which resulted in significant structural damage to both bridges and buildings in the surrounding areas. As a direct result, a considerable amount of time, money, and more importantly, human life were lost by the state of California. The 1994 Northridge earthquake alone resulted in 57 fatalities and property damage estimated to be in excess of $20 billion dollars in 1994 (PEER, 2005). However, each earthquake exposed design deficiencies and provided the engineering community with another opportunity to gain more information regarding the design of structures in earthquake-prone regions. This was particularly evident after the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake.


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