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

Table 4

Cases for calculation.

Case	Pier #1	Pier #2 (brake pier)	Pier #3	Pier #4
i	csb1^1	lcb^2: limited capacity = 1800 kN;	csb3	csb4
ii	csb1	lcb: limited capacity = 1800 kN; sdd^3: yield force = 2500 kN	csb3	csb4
iii	csb1	lcb: limited capacity = 1800 kN; sdd: yield force = 5000 kN	csb3	csb4
iv	csb1	lcb: limited capacity = 1800 kN; sdd: yield force = 7500 kN	csb3	csb4
v	csb1	Fixed bearing	csb3	csb4

¹csb, conventional sliding bearing; ²lcb, limited capacity bearing; ³sdd, steel damping device.