Structural Investigation of a Historical Masonry Arch Bridge under Far-Fault Earthquakes

Abstract

In this research, it is aimed to observe a feature study around the assessment of static and dynamic productivity of a historical arch bridge (HAB) (Konjic Bridge (KB)) in view of dissimilar far fault earthquakes (FFEs). To explore the conduct of FFEs on KB, finite element model (F-E-M) of the KB is assembled and evaluated under various FFEs using ANSYS. Then, FFEs are considered as a result of their distinct, destructive velocity pulse characteristics. The maximum displacement values were found and correlated with the principal stresses and strains. At the conclusion of this investigation, it is observed that the arch of HAB has not more impact on the structural reaction of HAB. Furthermore, it is obviously detected that tensile stresses have not got the critic tensile strength (TS). Additionally, life cycle assessment (LCA) for HAB is also explored and observed that improving the longtime stress/strain values for HAB reduces the HAB life-expectancy dramatically.

Structural Assessment of Historical Stone Bridges with the Finite Element Method under Dynamic Effects of Arch Shape: The Antik Iscehisar Bridge

“…Since the real structure boundary conditions were taken into account, all the elements that make up the digital model were defined as bonded contacts because they were interconnected. The mesh size of the elements used in the ancient ˙Iscehisar Bridge was taken into account as 0.5 m [23][24][25]. The mesh shapes of the bridge according to the different mesh methods applied to the bridge were presented.…”

“…It aimed to compare the effect of arch elements of historical stone bridges on dynamic response and earthquake damage. The earthquake acceleration was applied in the direction perpendicular to the tempan wall, where the geometrically weakest strength of the bridge model would be, as used in similar academic studies [24,25,35,36]. The earthquake records applied to the bridge are offered in Table 2.…”