Design Criterion and a Technical Approach for the Controlled Seismic Behavior of Continuous Girder Bridges

Figure 21

Seismic response for the cases I, iii, and v (the cases ii and iv are missing from this figure to clarify difference among the cases more clearly). (a) Shear force at the bottom of the brake pier. (b) Relative displacement of the side pier toward the girder.

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