Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE
1.1—Introduction
1.2—Scope
CHAPTER 2—NOTATION
CHAPTER 3—DESIGN OBJECTIVES AND APPROACHES
3.1—Performance-based design philosophy
3.2—Ductile mechanisms
3.3—Performance states and objectives
3.4—Earthquake ground motion
3.5—Methods of analysis
3.6—Design methods
CHAPTER 4—PERFORMANCE LIMITS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE COLUMNS
4.1—Introduction
4.2—Field observations of bridge column performance
4.3—Laboratory observations of bridge column performance
4.4—Performance expectations
CHAPTER 5—CONSIDERATION OF EMBANKMENT FLEXIBILITY IN EVALUATION OF COLUMN DRIFT DEMANDS
5.1—Introduction
5.2—Structural modeling
5.3—Analysis procedures
5.4—Column design strengths
5.5—Column displacements
5.6—Evaluation of column displacement performance states
CHAPTER 6—DESIGN OF COLUMNS FOR PERFORMANCE AND CONSTRUCTABILITY
6.1—Introduction
6.3—Design of transverse reinforcement
6.4—Anchorage and splices of longitudinal reinforcement
6.5—Splices of hoop and spiral reinforcement
6.6—P-∆ effects
CHAPTER 7—EXAMPLES
7.1—Introduction
7.2—Example: evaluation of performance of rectangular section column
7.3—Evaluation of column performance in two-span bridge
7.4—Conclusions
CHAPTER 8—REFERENCES
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