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Title: Near- and far-field earthquake damage study of the Konitsa stone arch bridge

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This paper reports on the sensitivity of earthquake response and damage of long span masonry stone bridges to near field (impulsive type) and far field earthquakes. Towards that objective, the Konitsa Bridge is used as a case study. The particular bridge was selected for offering certain unique features such as long span, built right on an active fault, survived a recent pair of near-filed type earthquakes with minimal damage and finally, construction material mechanical properties and strength could be deduced from a recently collapsed similar bridge in the area. The multifaceted study integrated in-situ measurements of dynamic characteristics, laboratory tests on representative stone and mortar materials and a series of finite-element analyses based on non-linear modelling using a combination of discontinuous and continuous representations to capture the behavior of bridge structural component interface and interaction as well as mortar-stone interaction and failure. In addition to the ground motion records of the recent seismic activity at the Konitsa Bridge location, four additional earthquake records representing near-field and far-field families were utilized to assess the stone bridge sensitivity. The study revealed that far-field earthquakes are far more destructive than near-field counterparts, a finding in full agreement with studies on near field earthquakemore » effects on nuclear structures. In conclusion, the applicability of earthquake damage indicators such as CAV, Arias intensity and energy rate, typically used for conventional and nuclear structures, was evaluated based on the numerical analysis results.« less

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  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  2. Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (Greece)
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Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
OSTI Identifier:
1477491
Report Number(s):
BNL-209156-2018-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 0141-0296
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Engineering Structures
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 177; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0141-0296
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; Stone arch bridge; Finite element analysis; Seismic response; Earthquake vulnerability

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Simos, Nikolaos, Manos, George C., and Kozikopoulos, Evaggelos. Near- and far-field earthquake damage study of the Konitsa stone arch bridge. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.09.072.
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Simos, Nikolaos, Manos, George C., & Kozikopoulos, Evaggelos. Near- and far-field earthquake damage study of the Konitsa stone arch bridge. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.09.072
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Simos, Nikolaos, Manos, George C., and Kozikopoulos, Evaggelos. Wed . "Near- and far-field earthquake damage study of the Konitsa stone arch bridge". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.09.072. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1477491.
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@article{osti_1477491,
title = {Near- and far-field earthquake damage study of the Konitsa stone arch bridge},
author = {Simos, Nikolaos and Manos, George C. and Kozikopoulos, Evaggelos},
abstractNote = {This paper reports on the sensitivity of earthquake response and damage of long span masonry stone bridges to near field (impulsive type) and far field earthquakes. Towards that objective, the Konitsa Bridge is used as a case study. The particular bridge was selected for offering certain unique features such as long span, built right on an active fault, survived a recent pair of near-filed type earthquakes with minimal damage and finally, construction material mechanical properties and strength could be deduced from a recently collapsed similar bridge in the area. The multifaceted study integrated in-situ measurements of dynamic characteristics, laboratory tests on representative stone and mortar materials and a series of finite-element analyses based on non-linear modelling using a combination of discontinuous and continuous representations to capture the behavior of bridge structural component interface and interaction as well as mortar-stone interaction and failure. In addition to the ground motion records of the recent seismic activity at the Konitsa Bridge location, four additional earthquake records representing near-field and far-field families were utilized to assess the stone bridge sensitivity. The study revealed that far-field earthquakes are far more destructive than near-field counterparts, a finding in full agreement with studies on near field earthquake effects on nuclear structures. In conclusion, the applicability of earthquake damage indicators such as CAV, Arias intensity and energy rate, typically used for conventional and nuclear structures, was evaluated based on the numerical analysis results.},
doi = {10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.09.072},
journal = {Engineering Structures},
number = C,
volume = 177,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Wed Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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Figure 1 Figure 1: (a) General view, (b) primary arch restoration including steel mesh addition, (c-d) LHS abutment foundation, and (e) RHS abutment foundation details of the Konitsa Bridge
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