Seismic analyses of the Messina Bridge project

Abstract

In this paper several preliminary works developed to determine the seismic response of the Messina Bridge project are presented. Firstly the different types of non-linear structural models developed are shown, including global models for the macro-level static and dynamic analysis, and local models for the micro-level analysis. Then, the analyses and several results obtained for static and nonlinear seismic time histories analyses are explained. Finally, the results of the Messina local tower model with a longitudinal push-over analysis are presented.