Seismic Design of Bridges against Near-Fault Ground Motions Using Combined Seismic Isolation and Restraining Systems of LRBs and CDRs

Table 6

Comparison of the stirrup mesh zones.

Specification	Mesh range (m); Pier height H = 5 m, 6 m, 7 m, 9 m
China’s guidelines	5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 1.4
Caltrans 2006	2.1, 2.1, 2.1, 2.1
European code EN1998-2	1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4
Actual design	Full column, 2.1