Achieving Resilient Multi-Span Bridge by using Buckling-Restrained Braces
Common multi-span bridges need to include applications that prevent damage in their substructure and
superstructure due to earthquake excitation.
The TRB Highway Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Program's
Achieving Resilient Multi-Span Bridge by using
Buckling-Restrained Braces
tests the concept of using energy-dissipating buckling restrained braces
as “fuses” or sacrificial elements located at the end of the superstructure’s floating spans.
This Summary Last Modified On: 4/12/2023