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BEARING DESIGN
FOR
APPROACH BRIDGE
Kamarudin Ab-Malek
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Nishinomiya bridge
Max movement: 0.24 m
Supporting load: 21.4 MN/pc
Built in 2002
Old structure
Metal bearings
RESTORATION OF 700m BENTEN SECTION A continuous span rigidly
jointed to piers. Bearings are installed at the bottom of piers first of its kind
New structure
New structure
Buildings
response
ground
motion
Conventional Structure
Base-Isolated Structure
Amplification of forces
Large interstory drift
Contents destroyed
Requires costly repair
No amplification of forces
Contents are protected
No interstory drift
No costly repair
Acceleration
Period
Frequency
2
4-6
3
7-11
4
12-14
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
B
0.11g
0.49g
0.13g
1.30g
Amplification of forces
Amplification of forces
0.40g
0.40g
0.37g
Conventional
LA County General Hospital
Suffered US$400 million damage
Isolated
0.30g
Conventional
0.27g
6th Floor
0.10g
0.97g
67 %
reduction
260 %
amplification
Conventional
Ground
0.28g
0.28g
Roof
0.20g
0.98g
29 %
reduction
250 %
amplification
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nd
2
Can the
Penang Bridge
withstand future
damaging
earthquakes?
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TR2500, = 5%
0.3
TR475, = 5%
0.25
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
0.01
0.1
Period (s)
10
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Seismic Loadings
1. Earthquake events
a) Design Earthquake: 475 year return period
Bridge structures may need minor repairs
b) Maximum Credible Earthquake: 2500 years
return period. Should not result in collapse of
the bridge
2. Seismic Response Spectra
Report on Seismic Hazard Assessment for Penang
Bridge Peak Bedrock Accelerations (PBA) of the
Design Earthquake
PBA= 0.056 g for 475 year return period
PBA=0.11g for 2500 year return period
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bearings
Under 2500
failure in the
piles and
the deck
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Design Criteria
1. Design Life of 120 years with serviceable life of 25 years- BS5400
2. Design Standards
Non Seismic Condition:
BS5400 : 1983 Part 9 Bridge bearings (non-seismic conditions)
Seismic Conditions:
EN 1990 0 Basis of Structural Design
EN 1998 8 Design of Structures for Earthquake Resistance
1998-1 General rules, Seismic design for Building
1998-2 Bridges
1998-2 section 7 augmented by
EN 15129 Anti-seismic devices
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Vertical
Reversible
Transverse
Reversible
Reversible
Translations [mm]
Reversible
Longitudinal
Reversible
Irreversible
Rotation
[radians]
Longitudinal
Transverse
Permanent
Maximum
E1
6800
13500
E2
7000
13950
E3
3400
8000
E4
6900
13600
Minimum
5000
5300
2150
5100
50
15
20
10
15
100
+ 0.004
+ 0.004
0.002
0.002
50
20
20
10
20
140
+ 0.009
+ 0.005
0.002
0.002
50
15
20
10
5
5
+ 0.004
+ 0.004
0.002
0.002
Wind
50
Traffic
15
Wind
20
Traffic
10
Temperature
10
Creep & shrink
50
Permanent
+ 0.004
+ 0.004
Live
0.002
Live
0.002
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Vertical
Reversible
Transverse
Reversible
Reversible
Translations [mm]
Reversible
Longitudinal
Reversible
Irreversible
Rotation
[radians]
Longitudinal
Transverse
Permanent
Maximum
E1
6800
13500
E2
7000
13950
E3
3400
8000
E4
6900
13600
Minimum
5000
5300
2150
5100
50
15
20
10
15
100
+ 0.004
+ 0.004
0.002
0.002
50
20
20
10
20
140
+ 0.009
+ 0.005
0.002
0.002
50
15
20
10
5
5
+ 0.004
+ 0.004
0.002
0.002
Wind
50
Traffic
15
Wind
20
Traffic
10
Temperature
10
Creep & shrink
50
Permanent
+ 0.004
+ 0.004
Live
0.002
Live
0.002
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Vertical
Reversible
Transverse
Reversible
Reversible
Translations [mm]
Reversible
Longitudinal
Reversible
Irreversible
Rotation
[radians]
Longitudinal
Transverse
Permanent
Maximum
E1
6800
13500
E2
7000
13950
E3
3400
8000
E4
6900
13600
Minimum
5000
5300
2150
5100
50
15
20
10
15
100
+ 0.004
+ 0.004
0.002
0.002
50
20
20
10
20
140
+ 0.009
+ 0.005
0.002
0.002
50
15
20
10
5
5
+ 0.004
+ 0.004
0.002
0.002
Wind
50
Traffic
15
Wind
20
Traffic
10
Temperature
10
Creep & shrink
50
Permanent
+ 0.004
+ 0.004
Live
0.002
Live
0.002
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Vertical
Transverse
Longitudinal
Longitudinal
Transverse
Max
Min
E1
2200
-2200
100
100
0.010
0.001
E2
2200
-2200
100
100
0.010
0.001
E3
1100
-1100
100
100
0.012
0.001
E4
2200
-2200
100
100
0.010
0.001
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E3
E2
E1
E4
E1
E2
E3
E3
E2
E1
E4
E1
E2
E3
E3
E2
E1
E4
E1
E2
E3
E3
E2
E1
E4
E1
E2
E3
Centreline of
bridge
Key
E1 HDRB
E3
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T = 2(M/K)
M= mass of structure
K= shear stiffness of rubber bearings
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COMPRESSION TEST
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Displacement (mm)
Vertical
Stiffness
(kN/mm)
Visual
Inspection
13689.2 4519.4
8.931
5.338
2552.1
No defects
13870.5 4629.1
8.900
5.213
2506.5
No defects
2529.3
32
Displacement (mm)
Displacement
Force 1 Force 2
1
Vertical
Visual
Displacement Stiffness Inspection
(kN/mm)
2
7841.3 2606.2
8.287
4.988
1586.9
No defects
8059.6 2661.2
8.987
5.525
1559.3
No defects
1573.1
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Shear Stiffness
(kN/mm)
Damping Ratio
(%)
11.3
20.8
8.9
18.3
6.7
15.0
5.5 (4.0 to 6.0) 12.5 (9.5 to 14.5)
4.9
10.9
4.6
10.6
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Shear
Displacement
(mm)
12
24
48
Shear
Stiffness
(kN/mm)
8.4
6.0
4.9
104
12.2(9.5 to 14.5)
180
240
3.5
3.1
10.5
9.6
Damping Ratio
(%)
18.8
16.7
14.8
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Bearing Type
Type 1
Type 2
Compression Load
(kN)
5800
15050
2300
9800
E3
E2
E1
E4
E1
E2
E3
E3
E2
E1
E4
E1
E2
E3
E3
E2
E1
E4
E1
E2
E3
E3
E2
E1
E4
E1
E2
E3
Centreline of
bridge
Key
E1 HDRB
E3
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Test Results
Requirement
Test Method
22
12
ISO 37 Type 2
521
400
ISO 37 Type 2
15
22
60
No cracks
No cracks
ISO 1431/1
-5, +8
15
25
ISO 48
ISO 37 Type 2
ISO 37 Type 2
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Rubber sample
Shear Modulus
G(MPa)
Damping Ratio,
(%)
5
10
20
44
50
80
100
150
3.00
2.04
1.84
1.43
1.36
1.20
1.17
1.20
16.0
14.3
12.2
10.4
10.1
9.5
9.1
8.4
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Damping
Ratio,
(%)
0.1
0.5
2.0
10.1
10.3
10.8
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Shear
Modulus, G
(MPa)
1.54
1.73
Difference
(%)
+12.3
Damping
Ratio,
(%)
11.3
10.6
Difference
(%)
-6.2
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Shear
Modulus, G
(MPa)
1.31
1.28
1.26
1.25
1.24
1.24
1.23
1.23
1.23
1.22
Damping
Ratio,
(%)
12.5
11.9
11.8
11.7
11.6
11.6
11.5
11.6
11.5
11.5
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1.22
1.28
11.5
11.9
1.22
1.31
Ratio
Requirement
0.95
>0.7
0.97
>0.7
0.93
>0.6
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Crack
extension
0.634
0.520
0.310
Requirement
<3mm
<3mm
<3mm
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12
10
Type 1 bearing
6
Type 2 bearing
50
100
150
200
250
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ACKNOWLEDMENTS
Hamid Ahmadi, Dr A Muhr, Dr Julia Gough,
I. Stephen and J. Pickens,
Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre, UK
Dr Nazirah Ahmad, Lee Jiang Jun
and Mohammad Umar Zulkefli
Rubber Technology Centre, Sg Buloh
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Thank you
for
your
attention
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