Research Article
Seismic Behavior of Box Steel Bridge Pier with Built-In Energy Dissipation Steel Plates
Table 1
Critical parameters of test specimens.
| | No. | Specimen heights H (mm) | Heights of energy-dissipating zone L (mm) | Thicknesses of side plates t (mm) | Thicknesses of energy-dissipating plates t1 (mm) | Thicknesses of clamps t2 (mm) | Axial compression ratios n |
| | I-0 | 2635 | 1000 | 6 | — | — | 0.20 | | II-1 | 2635 | 1000 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0.20 | | II-2 | 2635 | 1000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0.20 | | III-1 | 2635 | 1000 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0.20 | | III-2 | 2635 | 1000 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0.10 | | III-3 | 2635 | 1000 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0.25 |
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Note. n = N/fyA; N is axial compression load; fy is yield strength of steel material; A is the cross-sectional area of box-shaped pier.
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